Beef
Beef trade: Factories remain hungry, as supplies continue to tighten
This week processors are continuing to seek prime cattle to complete orders in the lead up to Christmas. Agents are...
Beef
This week processors are continuing to seek prime cattle to complete orders in the lead up to Christmas. Agents are...
Beef
As beef prices received a slight lift across all grades of cattle this week, some farmers may start to consider...
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Finally, this week farmers are beginning to see quotes rise across all age categories of animals. Some processors are finding...
Beef
There was little or no change in the prices offered for prime cattle last week in Northern Ireland, according to...
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There are positive price trends emerging for prime cattle this week in Northern Ireland. Unlike the southern trade, processor quotes...
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As mart managers highlighted last week, the increasing demand for forward Angus-bred cattle in marts is being matched with the...
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The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) is reporting this week that the cow trade in Northern Ireland is coming under...
Beef
As the dark evenings are now upon us and weather taking a change for the worst, winter has well and...
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This week it was noted that some factory procurement managers were highlighting the impact that the UK lockdown is going...
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As the UK enters a lockdown period similar to Ireland this week, procurement managers are quick to note the effect...
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In Northern Ireland for the week ending October 25, processed prime cattle throughput amounted to 7,418 head, according to the...
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It seems to be a repetitive lyric in the beef trade, but prices for steers and heifers are experiencing no...
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The Northern Ireland beef trade is experiencing a similar trend to that in the Republic of Ireland, when comparing average...
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As the beef kill begins to rise this month, the trade is stabilising for now. General quotes for steers and...
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As the grazing period draws to a close for cattle on many beef farms, it has resulted in large numbers...
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For the most part, the majority of beef factories are now quoting 365c/kg for both steers and heifers; however, there...
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For the most part, beef processors are now operating off a base of 360c/kg for in-spec steers and heifers. However,...
Beef
Last week, some 36,182 cattle were slaughtered in Irish beef processing plants – representing an increase of 3,900 head on...