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UK beef profitability among lowest in the world

British beef farms are among the world’s least profitable, an international study of performance has showed.

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UK beef profitability among lowest in the world

British beef farms are among the world's least profitable, an international study of performance has showed. The average UK beef finishing unit in 2018 made a loss of US$95 per 100 kh deadweight (£76...

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