date:Jul 26, 2013
year to date up by 135% to 5,700. The sharp rise reflects a doubling of the bonus paid by beef processors for cattle from approved farms.
In the meantime, there are signs of a continuing recovery in the processed beef segment of the UK market. Retail sales of fresh and frozen burgers and grills, according to Kantar Worldpanel, were 17.8% higher for the four weeks ending 7th July compared with the corresponding period a year ago. Earlier, in the period to mid-April, in the midst of the horsemeat