DEFRA Beef, Pork and Lamb Prices
November 2009
United Kingdom

Why is the price of meat of concern to a software company? For the beef, pork and lamb farm vet, it is important to know one of the most influential factors in their clients business as it drives decisions over to cull, treat, and ultimately use of preventative medicines and consultancy. The higher the price, the less effort has to be spent on keeping costs minimal and more on planning healthier herds for the future that will prepare them for leaner times. For people that eat meat, it is important to have some idea of what the farmer has got relative to what you paid, and indeed the price of life, so that you can make a conscious decision on where to buy.

Being meat eaters and requiring vets to pay for our software, we have an ethical and business reason for knowing the price of beef, pork and lamb.

https://statistics.defra.gov.uk/esg/datasets/wplivest.xls

https://statistics.defra.gov.uk/esg/index/list.asp?i_id=037