Beef
How often are beef carcass grading machines inspected?
Officers from the Carcass Classification Division of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) have conducted 222 inspections...
Beef Factory Trade
Beef
Beef trade: Brexit deal provides some reassurance
The news of a Brexit trade deal agreement has led to some reassurance and support for the Irish beef sector...
Beef
Farm group to stage protest at ABP Clones amid 'crashing beef prices'
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) is to mount a protest at ABP Clones, as it believes processors continue...
Sheep
Lamb trade steadies as kill jumps by 12,665 head
Over the last number of weeks, the number of sheep slaughtered in Department of Agriculture approved plants has tightened considerably....
Beef
Steer and heifer prices take another hit as factories ramp up pressure
Steer and heifer prices have fallen for the third consecutive week and 15c/kg has now been knocked off base prices...
Beef
Stronger cattle trade sees beef prices rise by 5-10c/kg
A somewhat stronger cattle trade has seen the beef price offered to farmers, for both steers and heifers, rise by...
Beef
Beef prices remain steady as strong supplies continue
Beef prices have remained steady this week, with most processors reporting little or no change compared to last week’s prices. Most processors...
Beef
Beef kill drops in the face of continued lower prices
The latest figures show a drop of just over 5% in the number of cattle slaughtered for the week ending...
Beef
More bite to beef trade as processors try to secure stock
The beef trade has improved slightly as more processors are willing to pay an extra 5c/kg to secure both steers...
Beef
Further fall in Sterling not helping the beef trade but prices are holding steady
A further fall in the value of Sterling is adding further pressure to the Irish beef trade. Last week, Sterling...
