Beef
Bumper kill brings beef supplies to the highest point in 2018
On a day when hundreds of farmers gathered to protest outside the 12th Beef Roundtable, figures have revealed that beef...
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Extra heifers push weekly beef kill up 1.3%
Moving from an already high position, the number of cattle slaughtered in export approved beef plants last week climbed by...
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Beef
Beef trade: Steady as she goes as supplies reach one million
As with last week, the beef trade has continued to remain steady. After weeks of price uncertainty, procurement managers have...
Beef
Beef trade: Cows come under price pressure
After holding relatively steady for an extended period, cow prices have come under pressure this week and most buyers have...
Beef
Factory buyers' pool of cattle getting smaller
A combination of a number of factors, including a delayed spring and tight fodder reserves at farm level, has seen...
Beef
Factory trade: Cows continue to lead the way as prime quotes remain static
Despite a relatively large beef kill during the week ending February 18, base cattle quotes have remained largely unchanged this...
Beef
Bumper beef kill: Supplies break 40,000 head for the first time in almost 10 years
Buoyed by a lack of fodder, increased factory demand and relatively strong prices, the number of cattle slaughtered in Department...
Beef
Beef price tug of war continues for another week
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€1 million boost for June steer finishers
Prices achieved for steers during June were up marginally on the corresponding month in 2016, official figures show. Figures taken...
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Silage and hay making to limit cattle numbers this week
The number of cattle coming forward for slaughter is expected to drop this week, as farmers prioritise saving hay and...
Beef
Are Irish cattle being killed at younger ages?
There was a slight shift in the age profile of Irish cattle slaughterings in 2016, recent figures from the Department...
Beef
Friesian cattle dominate 2016 total beef kill
Friesian animals dominated Irish beef cattle supplies in 2016, accounting for nearly 28% of the total kill, new figures show....
Beef
Farmers hold onto Christmas cattle in the hope for better prices
Farmers held onto cattle during the final two weeks of 2016 in the hope that prices would rise with the...
Beef
Beef kill breaks the 35,000 head mark for the third week in a row
There appears to be little let up in the number of cattle being slaughtered in Ireland as the weekly beef...
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Beef carcass weights yet to influenced by dairy genetics
The influence of dairy genetics and cull cow slaughterings has yet to have had a major impact on the carcass...
Beef
Beef prices harden slightly but weekly kill strikes 34,900 head
There has been a slight improvement in factory beef prices, as procurement managers seem keen to secure cattle for the...
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Beef finishers finding it easier to deal as factories chase Christmas supplies
Beef finishers are beginning to witness some flexibility when it comes to negotiating deals with factories this week, as many...
Beef
Beef kill bounces back after last week's drop
The number of beef cattle slaughtered at Department of Agriculture approved plants has increased across the board for the week...