While Muslims make up around 6.5% of the UK population, AHDB estimates that they account for 30% of lamb sales in terms of volume. As they mainly consume halal meat, farmers could benefit from finding ...

According to our research, Muslims are consuming more meat than the general UK population, so we assessed how this compared in terms of claimed weekly spend. The average halal shopper claimed to spend ...

Shoppers aged over 55 years (74%) are most likely to reference their faith as the main reason for purchasing halal, according to the current research. Price is the clear secondary factor for all when ...

New AHDB research shows how halal consumers’ behaviours and consumption habits have changed since the Covid pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis. Our report assesses the attitudes and shopping ...

UK feed wheat futures (May-25) closed at £190.15/t yesterday, falling £3.30/t from Friday’s close. The Nov-25 contract also down £3.35/t over the same period, to close at £187.10/t. UK feed wheat ...

Beef and sheep farmers in England depended on direct payments under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) more than other sectors, so they have been the most exposed to subsequent changes in government ...

Our recent study explores Gen Z attitudes towards food, influences on their shopping behaviour and where they are sourcing this information from. Born between 1997–2012, Gen Z are the retail consumers ...

Using four scenarios, we have modelled future supply of prime and cull sheep, as well as lamb production levels in Great Britain. Projections and assumptions are made for several variables, including ...

The scenarios are based on applying recent historical trends from 2025 onwards and therefore do not account for external market forces: for example, the impact of price movements on slaughter rates.

There are some focus areas where the beef sector may need to think and act differently to mitigate a reduction in domestic supplies. Ensuring a strong and resilient beef sector now will give us our ...

We forecast 2030 figures and % change compared with 2023 actual data (the latest available) for each scenario. Following that are graphs comparing all scenarios, showing actual and forecast trends ...