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...
Beef
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) is to mount a protest at ABP Clones, as it believes processors continue...
Beef
Meat Industry Ireland (MII) has pushed back on recent criticism of beef processors, defending its “strong price throughout the year”....
Beef
We have already looked at the slaughter prices required to ensure a profit – budgeting feed costs, medical costs, transports...
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The question needs to be asked as to whether it is appropriate for beef factories to run cattle feedlots, according...
Beef
At current beef prices, the thoughts of finishing cattle over the winter period are – to put it mildly –...
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At last week’s Dairygold Beef Expo in Fermoy Mart, beef farmers and finishers in attendance were told about the importance...
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Beef processors are keeping the pressure on finishers, while the weekly kill continues to increase. During the week ending September...
Beef
Last week, beef processors began applying pressure to base quotes for prime cattle. It seems that the majority of factories...
Beef
During the summer months, Irish beef farmers have been subjected to a series of price cuts from meat processors right...
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This week, the majority of beef processors are starting negotiations with beef farmers at 390c/kg for bullocks and 400c/kg for...
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...
Beef
With the Europe-wide drought resulting in additional cattle coming onto the market, meat factories are being forced to freeze beef, according...
Beef
Recent beef price cuts – described as “opportunistic, misguided and short-sighted in the extreme” – have knocked €180 off a 400kg...
Beef
This week, beef factories have opted to knock another 5c/kg off base quotes. The majority of processors are now offering...
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Factory agents are quick to quote prices of 395c/kg for steers and 405c/kg for factory-fit heifers this week. Following the trend...
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Beef factories have most certainly taken back control of the market and continue to implement further price cuts. Processors have...
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There is further bad news for beef finishers this week, as processors ramp up the pressure following on from the...
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During the week ending May 27, the number of cattle processed in Department of Agriculture approved beef plants increased by...