Beef News
'Beef price needs to be over €5kg next spring' - ICSA
Processors and retailers have been called on to “face the reality that by early 2022, beef price is going to...
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Factory quotes: No move in base price but 'top ups' available
Factory beef processors are extremely reluctant to move base price forward and are – generally speaking – holding quotes at...
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Native Tree Area Scheme makes planting trees easier
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Beef trade: Prices begin to move with heifers out in front
Factory beef quotes have slowly begun to move upwards this week with at least one processor moving quotes forward by...
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Northern customers buy over 50,000 Irish cattle this year
Cattle buyers in Northern Ireland are making their presence felt at mart rings around the Republic this year, as over...
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Buyer activity reflects trade confidence at Kingscourt Mart
Cattle-buyer activity at Kingscourt Mart’s weekly cattle sale (Thursday, September 9) suggests that the general consensus among farmers is that...
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Beef trade: Split strategies from factories to secure stock
Cattle quotes for this week have seen some factories ‘take a U-turn‘ on price-pulling strategies and move to raise beef...
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Beef trade: Steer quotes fall a further 5c/kg this week
This week’s factory beef quotes have seen continued downward pressure come on heifer and steer prices. It appears the beef...
Beef Technical
Cattle price pull likely to continue in factory bid to drive numbers
As the August beef kill rolls on, factories have reportedly once again resorted to the oldest trick in the book...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
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Beef trade: Factories begin to put pressure on cattle price
This week’s quotes for beef cattle have caused many farmers to raise an eyebrow, as factories begin to put pressure...
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Beef trade: The heat is on for this week's factory quotes
With temperatures as high as 29° forecast for this week and a High Temperature Advisory warning in place, the beef...
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Map: What areas of Ireland have the most cattle?
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) have published a map outlining the bovine population per km2 across...
Beef News
What's causing the unforeseen rise in Irish beef price?
In January of this year, the mere notion of an Irish beef price at €4/kg base would have been laughed...
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Boom time for Angus cattle as mart prices surpass €5/kg deadweight
Anyone who has been watching the cattle trade over the past number of months will have noticed the heightened interest...
Beef Technical
Factory cattle throughput falls 50,000 head behind last year
Cattle throughput in slaughter plants approved by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has fallen by over...
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RDS Announces Opening of Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards
In its sixth year, the RDS Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards celebrates the work of individuals, farming families and...
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Beef trade: Prices firm as factories keen to secure cattle
Taking a look at this week’s beef trade, factory quotes are holding firm as procurement staff remain keen to secure...
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Beef prices rise with 'tightening supplies predicted'
Beef prices have risen this week, with “extremely tight” cattle supplies predicted in the coming weeks, according to the Irish...
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Tight supplies and 'strong farmer resistance' strengthen beef prices slightly
Tight cattle supplies and “strong farmers’ resistance to unjustified quotes” have been cited as reasons for a slight strengthening in...
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'Immediate action needed after sudden and unfair beef price cuts' - TD
A TD has called for “immediate action” following recent cuts in beef prices to farmers by processors, which he described...