Beef trade: No let up in downward price pressure December 10, 2018 Beef This week, beef factory agents are still offering 375c/kg for factory-fit bullocks, while base quotes of 385c/kg are on the table for heifers.…
Beef trade: No good news for farmers with factory-fit heifers or bullocks December 3, 2018 Beef Another plus 40,000 head beef kill during the week ending November 25, has kept a lid on prices for prime cattle. And, from…
Another plus 40,000 beef kill with yearly supplies breaching 1.63 million November 28, 2018 Beef For the third consecutive week, the total beef kill has surpassed 40,000 head. In fact, last week’s kill was the highest kill in…
Biggest beef kill of 2018 recorded as supplies break 40,000 head November 14, 2018 Beef At a time when the Beef Plan Group begins to gather momentum in an effort for farmers to receive a better price for their product,…
Beef trade: Cows still under pressure and no movement with prime cattle quotes November 13, 2018 Beef As has been the case over the past two weeks, there has been increased downward price pressure on cows presented for slaughter. Prices…
Beef kill: Over 4,600 fewer cattle slaughtered due to bank holiday November 7, 2018 Beef There was no bank holiday boost for prime cattle prices last week and this week has proven no different. Factory-fit bullocks and heifers…
Beef trade: No movement in base quotes this week October 30, 2018 Beef While the majority of cattle are still trading at 375c/kg for bullocks and 385c/kg for factory-fit heifers, agents are keen not to let…
Bumper kill brings beef supplies to the highest point in 2018 October 3, 2018 Beef On a day when hundreds of farmers gathered to protest outside the 12th Beef Roundtable, figures have revealed that beef cattle supplies were…
Beef trade: Another blow for farmers with factory-fit cattle September 24, 2018 Beef Towards the end of last week, beef processors opted to knock another 5c/kg off prime cattle base quotes. Where 375c/kg was available for…
Extra heifers push weekly beef kill up 1.3% September 21, 2018 Beef Moving from an already high position, the number of cattle slaughtered in export approved beef plants last week climbed by 1.3% or 475…
Beef trade: No let up in pressure from processors September 11, 2018 Beef Beef processors are keeping the pressure on finishers, while the weekly kill continues to increase. During the week ending September 2, some 36,888…
Beef trade: Factories keeping the pressure on base quotes August 27, 2018 Beef The weekly kill increased by 3,630 head during the week ending August 19. This is mainly due to beef processors returning to a…
Beef trade: Slight variation in base quotes offered August 13, 2018 Beef A number of department approved beef export plants are offering 385c/kg for steers and 395c/kg for factory-fit heifers. However, other plants are operating off…
Cull cows ‘not sole contributor’ to kill increase on factory floor July 25, 2018 Beef The total accumulative slaughtering of cull cows over the course of 2018 to date has increased by approximately 4%, according to Joe Burke,…
Weekly cattle kill exceeds 36,000 head, as supplies approach the one million mark July 25, 2018 Beef For the second time this year, the weekly cattle kill has surpassed the 36,000 mark. During the week ending July 22, the total…
Cattle throughput pressing the 900,000 mark July 16, 2018 Beef Over 890,000 cattle have been slaughtered in Ireland so far this year, official data show. Figures taken from the Department of Agriculture’s beef…
Beef trade: Bullocks drop below the 400c/kg mark July 9, 2018 Beef Factory agents are quick to quote prices of 395c/kg for steers and 405c/kg for factory-fit heifers this week. Following the trend of recent weeks,…
Beef trade: The demand for cattle continues as supplies remain tight May 28, 2018 Beef Although many factories are starting negotiations with farmers at 415c/kg for steers and 420c/kg for heifers, the number of cattle being marketed at…
