The year ahead: AHDB gives UK farming forecasts for 2021

Published 2021년 2월 1일

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The AHDB has published its biannual report forecasting a challenging year for UK livestock and arable sectors, influenced by Covid, Brexit, and global market trends, particularly China. The report indicates a rise in pig meat production but a decline in beef, sheep, and dairy demand due to Covid-19. Potato stocks have increased, while cereal production is expected to rebound after a small crop in the 1980s. Oilseed rape production and imports are projected to rise, with Ukraine becoming a key supplier. The report is designed to help farmers and the industry plan and budget for the year ahead.

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AHDB has launched its biannual forecast of UK production, consumption and trade across livestock and arable sectors, putting Covid, Brexit and the the pervasive influence of China on global commodities markets under the microscope to determine their impact for the year ahead. Phil Bicknell, market intelligence director at AHDB, said the Outlook, which is intended to help farmers, growers and wider industry assess the potential impacts on their sector to help them plan, prepare and budget for the year to come, was one of the most challenging AHDB has ever produced. “As 2021 gathers pace, the ongoing impact of Covid means that uncertainty is again the backdrop as we take our regular look ahead at our farming sectors,” said Mr Bicknell. “That said, we do have pockets of clarity, particularly in relation to some headline policy areas that impact our industry, such as the continuation of tariff-free and quota-free trade between the UK and EU. That has been a critical issue for ...

Source: UKFarmbusiness