Beef
Beef kill: Cow supplies fall over 5,500 head to date
National beef kill figures as of Sunday, January 26, show supplies of all types of cattle are remaining relatively steady...
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Beef
Weanling bulls hit €4.98/kg and 300kg Friesians at €880
The record prices currently available for factory-fit beef cattle are filtering down to the lighter categories of cattle also with...
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Bullocks make up to €4,850 at Carnew Mart's fatstock sale
Carnew Mart in Co. Wicklow hosted its 44th annual fatstock show and sale of bullocks and bulls on Saturday (January...
Beef
Factory quotes: Base price hits €6/kg despite post-storm difficulties
This week’s factory quotes have seen further beef price increases across the board as prices continue to surge to new...
Beef
Hereford bullock makes over €3,500 at Tuam Mart
Tuam Mart in Co. Galway hosted its weekly general cattle sale on Monday (January 22), with 150 cattle on offer,...
Beef
Factory quotes: Top end of 'all in' prices surpassing €6.50/kg
This week’s factory quotes sees the top end of prices surpassing €6.50/kg when all bonuses are factored in. Procurement staff...
Beef
Beef kill: 2025 cattle supplies slow to rise as prices rocket
Early 2025 weekly beef kill numbers have been slow to return to pre-Christmas levels but prices have managed to increase...
Beef
Factory quotes: Major movement of up to 15c/kg in beef price
This week’s factory quotes for finished beef cattle sees major movement in beef price again with changes of up to...
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Table: Guide beef prices needed for a €100 profit
Beef prices have rallied since October last year and remain on a positive trajectory in most cases with a large...
Beef
'Rip roaring' mart trade for beef anticipated
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has welcomed the positive start to the new year’s beef trade and said...
Beef
Factory quotes: Beef prices rise but snow wreaks havoc
This week’s factory quotes have seen price increases across the board again as the first full week of 2025 commences...
Beef
ICSA confident on stronger beef prices into 2025
The current factory beef prices of €6.00/kg and and above in cases that are being secured by beef farmers have...
Beef News
'Positive market environment' forecast for Irish beef in 2025
A positive market environment has been forecast for Irish beef, with global demand expected to increase further in 2025 as...
Beef
Factory quotes: 2025 beef trade to open on a high note
The week commencing today (Monday, December 30) sees the final two days of the 2024 beef kill and the opening...
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Factory quotes: Final full week of 2024 sees beef prices rise
This week’s factory quotes sees beef price offerings on the rise again as the last full-week beef kill of the...
Beef
Beef kill: Young bull supply down 80,000 head in 7 years
The young bull kill at Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM)-approved slaughter facilities has fallen by just under...
Beef
Table: What price is beef being sold by factories at?
The Agri-Food Regulator has secured agreement from the four largest beef processers to share weekly reported values for beef under...
Beef
Factory quotes: 5c/kg added to top-end of beef trade again
This week’s factory quotes sees another price increase in the beef trade with the higher-end of price offerings for today...