Beef trade: 400c/kg for factory-fit heifers more freely available May 13, 2019 Beef The latest kill figures from the Department of Agriculture database indicate that just over 31,500 cattle were slaughtered during the week ending May…
ICMSA expects ‘decent’ rise in beef price over coming month May 9, 2019 Beef The livestock chairperson of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has said that the beef price should experience a “decent” rise as…
Beef Plan to stage protest next week May 2, 2019 Beef The Beef Plan Movement (BPM) has circulated a message to its members calling on all farmers to “unite for a peaceful rally” in…
Department lodges EU submission for multi-million euro fund for beef farmers May 1, 2019 Beef The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has submitted “a detailed case” to the European Commission for support and exceptional aid –…
Beef trade: The ball is back at the feet of farmers April 30, 2019 Beef For months beef prices have remained low hampering any chance of farmers making a profit. However, factories are now anxious for stock and…
Beef trade: More factory appetite begins to appear April 23, 2019 Beef A total number of 35,245 beef cattle were processed during the week ending April 14 – a 157 head decrease on the week…
Video: ‘I’ve the cattle factories want – but it’s like a begging game’ April 16, 2019 Beef There was no holding back for the embattled beef farmers of the midlands region as they took on the might of the beef…
‘Road map’ for Irish beef sector to be put forward today April 16, 2019 Beef Strengthening the power of farmers in the supply chain through producer groups and contracts is top of the agenda in a new “road…
‘Savaged financially’: €101m in farmer losses driven home April 16, 2019 Beef Beef farmers have been “savaged financially” over the last year by Brexit-related price cuts, according to the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA). Speaking at…
Industry reps to attend open beef ‘crisis’ meeting April 12, 2019 Beef Representatives of the beef industry will be in attendance at a crisis beef and livestock meeting – open to all farmers – that…
€101m breakdown: Authorities urged to save farmers ‘facing financial ruin’ April 11, 2019 Beef Beef farmers have already incurred beef price losses of €101 million since last autumn due to Brexit, according to Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA)…
Mismatch between farmer and retailer price ‘must be investigated’ April 11, 2019 Beef Without beef processing price data being released, the idea of a cartel operating among processors simply cannot be ruled out, according to Sinn…
Factories and feedlots: Farmers ‘have no faith’ in competition authority April 9, 2019 Beef Competition – or lack thereof – in the beef industry was a key theme for three farming organisations which were before the Oireachtas…
Healy writes to beef processors amidst price pull rumbles March 23, 2019 Beef The president of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), Joe Healy, has personally written to the country’s meat processors urging them not to pull…
Beef trade: No St. Patrick’s Day boost for cattle prices March 19, 2019 Beef St. Patrick’s Day has come and gone and – for the most part – factory quotes remain unchanged when it comes to steers,…
Beef price: How does Ireland stack up against other EU countries? March 4, 2019 Beef The latest report from the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) indicates that Irish beef heifer prices increased by 1.2c/kg from the week ending…
Beef trade: Factory quotes sound like a ‘broken record’ February 26, 2019 Beef Yet again, farmers and finishers marketing beef cattle continue to battle against the odds this week, with quotes largely unchanged across the board.…
Investigation into beef industry called for by Healy Rae February 20, 2019 Beef An investigation into beef factories and the beef sector in general in relation to the low prices that are currently being paid has…
