Beef
Factory quotes: Further price rises indicate positive trade
Most processors have moved to increase their price quotes for all types of cattle this week. Quotes for prime cattle...
Factory Quotes
Beef
Factories deploy €5/kg flat price in scramble for stock
Farmers with batches of finished cattle to sell this week have been offered flat-price deals of €5/kg and upwards in...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Beef
ICMSA warns of 'indirect price cuts' as beef prices rise
Beef prices have improved this week but farmers should also be aware that “indirect price cuts” could have an impact...
Beef
Factory quotes: Beef trade remaining positive this week
This week’s factory quotes for finished beef cattle sees last week’s price increases set in across more factory outlets with...
Beef News
Factory prices must move forward with beef market - Golden
Factory prices must move forward to reflect the current market, which shows increased beef prices, according to Irish Farmers’ Association...
Beef
Factory quotes: Suckler beef 'scarce' as price edges up
This week’s factory quotes sees some of the processors that had being putting forward the lower prices last week having...
Beef
Factory quotes: Price drops stall above 2022 low point
In this week’s factory quotes, cattle price holds steady again for this week, following on from last week’s steady overall...
Beef
Factory quotes: Halt to prime cattle price drops this week
This week’s factory quotes see some beef processors hold their price quotes at the same level as last week for...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Beef
Factory quotes: Finished cattle prices fall €200/head since peak
Factory quotes for finished cattle this week have continued to fall with most outlets reducing quotes by an further 5c/kg...
Beef News
Beef farmers should reject lower factory quotes - Golden
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) National Livestock chair Brendan Golden has advised beef farmers to reject lower quotes being offered...
Beef
Factory quotes: Prime cattle price falls 55c/kg from peak
Factory quotes for prime cattle have fallen by approximately 55c/kg since prices peaked in April of this year. Cattle price...
Beef
Factory quotes: 5c/kg taken off beef price again this week
This week’s factory quotes sees beef prices continue to fall with another 5c/kg taken off all cattle quotes for this...
Beef
Factory quotes: Price cuts continue this week for beef
This week’s factory quotes see price cuts for beef continue, with prime cattle quotes at some sites back by 40c/kg...
Beef
Factory quotes: Beef price falls below export benchmark
This week’s factory quotes for beef cattle see the lower price quotes from last week holding, but one outlet move...
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Cow monitoring app 'means we can stay farming for longer'
Sylvia and John Powell installed Nedap cow monitoring on their 250-strong herd in February 2023. Farming just outside Birr, Co....
Beef
Factory quotes: Trade begins to steady after €140/head drop
After 11 weeks of continued price drops and trade pressure, it appears the lower factory quotes are beginning to bottom...
Beef
Factory quotes: Major price cuts seen over past 10 weeks
Factory quotes for finished bullocks (steers) have fallen by over 35c/kg in the past 10 weeks and quotes for P-grade...
Beef
Beef kill crosses 32,000 cattle for first time since February
A total of 32,465 cattle (excluding veal) were slaughtered in the week ending Sunday, June 18, according to latest figures...
Beef
Factory quotes: Prices above €5/kg on the grid get scarce
In this week’s factory quotes for finished beef cattle, a number of processors put forward quotes below €5/kg on the...