MARKET REPORT March 2018

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1 EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE MARKET REPORT March 2018 Monday 19 th Prime Stock Market EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Matford Park Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 8FD

2 PRIME CATTLE & BARREN COWS 10.45AM Auctioneer: Simon Alford Prime Cattle to 216ppk Barren Cows to 156ppk A weather hit market still saw plenty of demand for all types on offer with Prime Cattle rising to an impressive 216ppk for a sumptuous Limousin heifer (16m) from Harold & David Keast of Coldridge. South Devon females (26m) from Basil cane, Plymouth drew 201ppk ( 1086) whilst steers of the same breed (20m) from Basil made to 199ppk and realised A very decent entry of well covered Barren Cows from Michael Ware of Silverton saw his best, a 742kg Limousin reach 156ppk ( 1053) with his South Devons to 150ppk or Vendors are kindly reminded to inform us of their entries for Monday s Prime Cattle and Barren Cow auction in advance to enable potential purchasers to be advised of likely numbers. Please contact the Market Office ( ) or Robert Armstrong over the weekend ( ) or robert.armstrong@kivells.com Also note, TB pre movement tests are NOT REQUIRED for this sale SHEEP 9.30AM Auctioneers: Russell Steer & Ian Caunter Spring Lambs to & 267ppk Hoggs to 129 & 242ppk Cull Ewes to 131 & Rams to PRIME SPRING LAMBS A very pleasing number of Spring Lambs forward in the adverse weather conditions and vendors were duly rewarded for their efforts. 430 Spring Lambs sold to for the heaviest and best of a great run from Ross & Helen May of Netherexe, 117 for heavy lambs from David Chapple of Cadeleigh and for similar from Charles & Ben Mortimer of Powderham. The run of 43-45kg lambs from Ross & Helen May continued at 113, , (x2) & 111 (up to 262ppk) as was reached by 45kgs from Robert & Edward Mortimer of Kennford, 112 & for the same weight from Chris Carr of Shillingford Abbott and 111 also for 44kgs from both Richard Pratt of Gittisham and the Westcott family of Cullompton and the same money for 43kgs again for David Chapple. 42kg lambs to & (261 & 259ppk) again for Ross & Helen May and & 109 (both 260ppk) for Tom Yandle of Mamhead. 41kg lambs peaked at (265ppk) for David Pengelly of Cullompton followed by Messrs SDF Molineux & partners of Silverton at 107 (261ppk). Best per kilo came from Arthur Salter of Broadclyst with Weight Top s Per Head P.P.K PRIME LAMBS (+1.20) (+3) (+3.00) (+1) (+1.50) (+18) PRIME HOGGS Average s Per P.P.K Head two smart pens of handyweights being 39kg Dorset crosses at 267ppk ( 104) and 40kg Suffolk crosses at 266ppk ( ) with these followed closely by Tom Yandle at 106 (265ppk) and Robert & Edward Mortimer at 105 & (263 & 261ppk). Further pens of 39kg lambs sold at 103 for Adrian Pike of Crediton and (both 264ppk) again for David Chapple as 38kgs peaked at (259ppk) for Iain & Jane Tapp of East Village. SQQ is 11pence improved at 255ppk. 222 PRIME HOGGS A real shortage of only 222 prime hoggs continued their strong run and rose to 129 & for the usual quality heavies and overweights from Geoff Tripp of East Prawle for more overweights from David Chapple who also topped the sale pence per kilo with 48kgs at 242ppk ( 116) as more overweights sold at & 110 for Iain & Jane Tapp of East Village and 113 for Abel Bros of Tavistock. More heavy hoggs at 109 for Keith White of Sandford and for Roy Adams of Talaton whilst Darren Reed of Broadwoodkelly sold 46kg hoggs to 106 (230ppk) as well as 44kgs at 104 (236ppk) and 45kgs at 101. More 45kgs at & for David Chapple, best of the 42kgs sold to 93 for Richard Pratt and Messrs Abel Bros were delighted when they sold 40kg Scotch Tup hoggs at (235ppk) as well as lighter 35kg hill bred hoggs at 79 (ppk). SQQ up 9 pence to 221ppk. No s Fwd EWES 441 RAMS (+14.50) (-7.50) (-1.80) (+0.50) (+3.00) (+3.50) (-2.00) 223 (+42) (-4) 236 (+1) 242 (+10) (+8) (+8.08) (+4.85) (+7.92) (+21.36) (+2.50) (+2.19) (+5.40) (+13.07) (+7.18) (-2.54) 258 (+14) 255 (+11) 249 (+20) 221 (+73) 224 (+19) 220 (+4) (+12) 216 (+26)

3 441 CULL EWES & 16 RAMS 457 cull sheep were just as dear with tops of 131 for both David Chapple and Keith White of Sandford with the former selling others at 120 and the latter selling others at 125 & Other strong crossbred ewes sold at 129 for the Maynard family of Hele, 127 for the Darke family of Chillington, 122 & for the Dunn family of North Tawton, 116 for Mrs CM Chapple of Cadeleigh and 114 & 113 (x3) again the Darke family. Too many to mention trading from 100 to including many Dorset and Dorset crosses and lean Suffolk & Texel crosses. Mules into the early 90 s peaking at 92 for Brian & Ian Johnson of Bridport whilst a shortage of any number of hill ewes were from 35 to 55. Top price ram at 118 went to Brembridge Farm of East Village who had another at 103, Henry & Mark Johnson of Bridport parted with a pair of Dorset s at 113 whilst neighbours and relatives Brian & Ian sold one at 110 and Abel Bros said goodbye to their beloved Closewool ram at 104! Overall they averaged of all but 90. MONDAY 26 TH MARCH 2018 EASTER SHOW & SALE OF SPRING LAMB Classes for Pairs of Native, Charollais (sponsored by society) & Continental Sired Lambs *To be in the market by Judging 9am prompt* Please advise of entries to Russell Steer or the Market Office MID TIER COUNTRYSIDE STEWARDSHIP AND WATER CAPITAL GRANTS APPLY NOW! Application pack request deadline: 31 st May 2018 For more information or assistance with applying contact your local Rural Professional Department Exeter Launceston Holsworthy BASIC PAYMENT SCHEME 2018 The application window for the 2018 Basic Payment Scheme is now open! For advice and assistance in submitting your 2018 claim please contact Claire , Ian or pop into the office Basic Payment Scheme Entitlements Non SDA, SDA and Moorland Entitlements wanted and available to trade! Please call Caroline on if you are looking to buy or sell

4 Rural Reflection March 2018 Snow, a word loved by many but detested by others. The beginning of March saw our fair share of the white stuff dumped across the south-west causing many problems throughout the farming community. I have to say, going home over the week leading up to the collision of the Beast from the East and Storm Emma I thought we were going a bit over the top by blocking up every gap and open space, but as I was told and consequently learnt, drifting snow gets everywhere. A couple of positives witnessed from the cold snap was the scenic spectacles the cold weather provided across the countryside, but also the realisation from many of the public that milk and bread doesn t just drop out of the sky and land in our local shops and stores! That said the snow has come and gone and we probably won t see another night like last Thursday night for a very long period of time. Let s hope spring can now fully establish itself enabling the much required warm weather to energize our rolling countryside. With regards to livestock, the sheep industry is witnessing an exceptional boost with spring lambs, prime hoggs and cull ewes meeting a truly fantastic trade. The large rise in prices is because of short numbers coming forward and weather conditions hampering farming condition not just at home, but across the whole of the UK. Just looking back a last year figures, whereby Exeter s SQQ (Standard Quality Quotation) for prime hoggs averaged 166ppk (pence per kilo), yesterday on the equivalent day, Exeter s SQQ levelled out at 223ppk; a stark contrast and one that will be very much welcomed and deserved by our sheep farmers across the South West. Moving on to professional matters and the very much talked about Basic Payment Scheme (BPS). The window for submitting BPS opened on the 13 th of March and the Kivells team are gearing up for the busy period of processing and submitting clients applications. With regards to changes from the 2017 claim year, generally the RPA (Rural Payments Agency) has introduced very few changes, especially with regards to mapping and submitting requirements. There are however a number of rule changes the RPA have introduced, I have listed what I feel are the most affecting below: Active farmer - you no longer need to meet the active farmer requirement under BPS for 2018 onwards. However, this change to the EU regulation was confirmed too late for RPA to make changes to the Rural Payments service or the BP5 application form for Therefore, for BPS 2018 you must fill in the first box of the Active farmer declaration in the Rural Payments service, or on your BP5 application form stating No - I qualify as an active farmer. You must do this before you submit your BPS application. A complete ban on the use of Plant Protection Products on Ecological Focus Area (EFA) Fallow Land, EFA Catch and Cover Crops, and EFA Nitrogen-fixing Crops is introduced. The ban applies from the time of sowing the crop, even if this is before 1 January 2018, to harvesting. The ban also applies to seed dressings. The definition of the EFA option for hedges is extended to include trees in a line. The EFA value will remain the same - each metre of length equals 10 square metres of area for EFA. As always, if you require telephone advice or feel you would rather one of our team complete and submit this year s BPS application please get in touch. Countryside Stewardship seems to be an ongoing saga with clients submitting applications last September still waiting to be told by Natural England whether their application was successful. Bearing in mind if the application is successful the agreement has already started on the 1 st January Quite frankly a shocking situation! You don t see government bodies giving us extended deadlines to get BPS applications submitted or livestock records updated. That said, it would appear Natural England have given themselves sufficient time for this year s 2018 applications, with the requirement to have all submitted by 31 st July Although there have been some glitches in the application process, if properly administered the scheme does create great benefits not only to the environment, but also provides landowners and occupiers an extra source of income and the possibility of advancing capitals grants. We have clients interested in submitting for this year s application window, if you are considering the same please get in touch. The last few weeks have seen continued negotiations with one large utility company which has been renewing it apparatus across the South West. Kivells have, on behalf of clients, submitted a vast amount of compensation claims whereby land has been damaged and businesses have been disrupted. Going forward, if any utility company requires access or damages land because of required repairs or maintenance it is likely compensation will be due to you or your farming business. On a positive note let s hope March brings that required sunshine enabling the wheels to start turning and the grass to start growing. Until next time... On Behalf of the Kivells Rural Professional Team Ian Caunter, Exeter Office

5 FORTHCOMING SALES TUESDAY 20 th MARCH - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Monthly TB Restricted (Orange) Market FRIDAY 23 rd MARCH - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Sale of Dairy Cattle & Fortnightly Pig Sale MONDAY 26 th MARCH - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market to inc Easter Show & Sale of Spring Lamb TUESDAY 27 th & WEDNESDAY 28 th MARCH - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Spring Show & Sale of Cattle on behalf of the SDHB Society FRIDAY 30 th MARCH - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE GOOD FRIDAY NO MARKET MONDAY 2 nd APRIL - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE EASTER MONDAY - Weekly Prime Stock Market TUESDAY 3 rd APRIL - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Horse & Equine Sale FRIDAY 6 th APRIL - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Monthly Sale of Native Breed Cattle MONDAY 9 th APRIL - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market WEDNESDAY 11 th APRIL - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Monthly Machinery & Implement Sale FRIDAY 13 th APRIL - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Heart of Devon 6 th Anniversary Sale, 2nd Spring Judged Sale of Continental & Continental x Cattle, Catalogued Show & Sale of Suckled Calves & Sitrks, Breeding & Store Sheep, Fortnightly Pigs plus Sale of Dairy Cattle to include English Gold Top Sale of Jerseys MONDAY 16 th APRIL - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market TUESDAY 17 th APRIL - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Monthly TB Restricted (Orange) Market FRIDAY 20 th APRIL - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market to inc Monthly Catalogued Sale of Beef Breeding Stock to inc Special Show & Sale of Charolais bulls and females MONDAY 23 rd APRIL - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market to inc April Show & Sale of Spring Lamb WEDNESDAY 25 th APRIL - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Devon YFC - Young Farmers Day FRIDAY 27 th APRIL - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Store Stock Market MONDAY 30 th APRIL - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Weekly Prime Stock Market to inc Monthly Sale of Organic Cattle & Sheep, Sale of Dairy Cattle & Fortnightly Pig Sale WEDNESDAY 2 nd MAY - EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Monthly Machinery & Implement Sale EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE Matford Park Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 8FD livestock@kivells.com