Beef market conditions ‘favourable’ with strong demand for finished cattle February 18, 2021 Beef Market conditions for beef “remain strong” – with UK supermarket sales figures showing “continued growth for beef sales”, one farming organisation maintains. Commenting…
Beef price increases ‘just about keeping pace’ with UK boosts November 23, 2020 Beef Christmas demand continues to push beef prices, with increases “just about keeping pace” with price lifts in the UK, according to the Irish…
In-spec cattle numbers to ‘tighten considerably’ in coming weeks November 2, 2020 Beef Meat factories have been criticised by the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) for the level of price cuts on cow prices over the past…
Calleary interview: ‘I’m reluctant to intervene in beef market [prices]…but it has to be transparent’ July 22, 2020 Beef Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Dara Calleary is “reluctant to intervene” in the beef market – but has highlighted the need…
Farmers urged to demand more on beef ‘as the market can pay more’ June 25, 2020 Beef Farmers who are selling finished cattle “should demand higher beef prices as all the market factors show the factories can pay more”, according…
‘Work on all actions continues’: Beef Taskforce chairman provides update May 14, 2020 Beef The chairman of the Beef Market Taskforce, Michael Dowling, has written to taskforce members to provide an update as to the current state…
‘We’ve a real imbalance in the carcass’: Beef bearing brunt of Covid-19 blow April 23, 2020 Beef There is a “real imbalance in the carcass” at present in terms of supply and demand of beef in the meat industry, according…
‘We are doing damage to ourselves…customers have gone elsewhere’ – MII September 17, 2019 Beef Damage is being caused to the Irish fresh meat market and customers have gone elsewhere, while contracts have been lost, according to Meat Industry…
‘Ireland’s processors must find new markets for their beef’ January 22, 2016 N.Ireland Irish beef processors, north and south of the border, need to find new markets outside the EU, according to the Livestock and Meat Commission Chief…
Beef industry: the facts and figures behind what the future holds September 19, 2015 Beef It’s over 12 months on since the beginning of last year’s beef ‘crisis’ and beef prices are back down around the €4/kg mark. Yet,…
‘Real results not fanfare needed with new beef markets’ August 21, 2015 Beef The opening of the US and Chinese beef markets must be turned into real exports and results, the IFA President Eddie Downey has…