Beef
Beef kill: Supplies of finished cattle drop as prices firm-up
After a few weeks of price cuts, beef prices appear to have stabilised, as supplies of factory fit cattle are...
Beef
After a few weeks of price cuts, beef prices appear to have stabilised, as supplies of factory fit cattle are...
Beef
Just under 40,000 head of cattle were slaughtered last week (ending Sunday, March 3), according to the Department of Agriculture,...
Beef
Average beef carcass weights fell slightly in 2023, according to latest figures from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the...
Beef
The number of factory cattle sourced from controlled finishing units (CFUs) or feedlots showed a decline in 2023, according to...
Beef
The opening six to eight weeks of the year and mid-summer tend to be the times of the year when...
Beef
A number of worrying trends in the kill-out performance of Irish beef cattle were highlighted at the Bord Bia Meat...
Beef
The total beef kill at Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) approved factories in 2023 stood at 1,749,159...
Beef
Last year’s (2023) beef kill has seen the cow supply increase, while supplies of all other types of cattle have...
Beef
Latest beef kill figures show the weekly kill of steers (bullocks) is continuing to decline, while the supply of heifers...
Beef
The weekly cow kill has remained above 11,000 head for the past four consecutive weeks, according to latest figures from...
Beef
Last week’s beef kill declined slightly from the previous week, with 38,250 head of cattle slaughtered in the week ending...
Beef
The number of cattle being sourced by factories from Controlled Finishing Units (CFUs) or ‘feedlots’ has fallen to-date this year,...
Beef
Latest beef kill figures from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) show the 2023 cow kill to...
Beef
The beef kill in the week ending Sunday, November 12, (week 45) totalled over 40,000 head (excluding veal), according to...
Beef Technical
Latest beef kill figures from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) show that the overall factory cattle...
Beef Technical
Cows with a carcass grade of P1, or the lowest grade achievable, accounted for almost 25% (24.4%) of the cow...
Beef Technical
Over 40,000 cattle were processed in the week ending Sunday, October 22, making it the highest weekly kill of cattle...
Beef
The supply of finished cattle to Irish factories has fallen by over 52,000 head to date this year, according to...