Beef
Beef trade: The demand for cattle continues as supplies remain tight
Although many factories are starting negotiations with farmers at 415c/kg for steers and 420c/kg for heifers, the number of cattle...
Beef
Although many factories are starting negotiations with farmers at 415c/kg for steers and 420c/kg for heifers, the number of cattle...
Beef
As has been the case in recent weeks, beef cattle supplies remain relatively tight and factories are continuing to hunt...
Beef
The demand for beef remains strong and buyers are continuing to hunt for in-spec cattle. Due to this, farmers have...
Beef
After battling to hold base quotes over recent weeks, beef buyers have finally relented and are now offering stronger quotes....
Beef
There is increasing pressure on beef factories to pay more for cattle. Despite the lower kill during the week ending...
Beef
There was some good news this morning as the Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed, announced the opening of the Chinese market...
Beef
The factory/farmer stalemate has continued and farmers selling cattle this week will find that processors have opted to keep quotes...
Beef
Farmers selling cattle this week will notice that there is a wide variation in base quotes for both bullocks and...
Beef
Farmers are being called on to look for higher beef prices this week from factories by Irish Cattle and Sheep...
Beef
Beef factories have opted to keep quotes at last week’s levels. Procurement managers had worked to drop base quotes by...
Beef
Beef factories, for the most part, have succeeded in their quest to bring steer base quotes down to 390c/kg this...
Beef
Beef cattle buyers have tightened their stranglehold on the market and some are implementing further prices cuts this week. A few...
Beef
Beef factories have been heavily criticised for putting downward pressure on prices last week by the Irish Cattle and Sheep...
Beef
Prime cattle prices have fallen for the second consecutive week and 10c/kg has now been knocked off base prices in...
Beef
Beef cattle prices have come under pressure this week and processors are attempting to lower steer and heifer quotes by...
Beef
Some 31,237 cattle were slaughtered in Department of Agriculture approved beef export plants during the week ending December 24 –...
Beef
The suckler cow herd is expected to decrease on EU-15 farms, according to the European Commission’s EU Agricultural Outlook report....
Beef
The latest report from the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) indicates that Irish heifer prices have witnessed the largest increase...