Beef
Surge in demand from Poland and Italy for Irish calves
Calf buyers in Poland and Italy have shown a substantial rise in their level of interest for Irish calves to...
Calf Exports
Dairy News
Calf export numbers surpass 100,000 head - up by 11%
Calf export numbers in the first 14 weeks of 2023 have surpassed 102,000 head, which is up by 11% or...
Dairy News
'The calf market has collapsed and minister is doing nothing' - exporter
One of the country’s leading calf buyers has been scathing in his criticism of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and...
Dairy Technical
Older calves a good trade at Castleisland calf sale
There were 1,370 calves on offer at Castleisland Mart’s calf sale on Monday (March 27), with a strong trade in...
Dairy News
2-day cancellation for calf sailings due to sea conditions
All livestock sailings from Ireland to Cherbourg, France, have been cancelled for tomorrow (Thursday, March 30) and Friday (March 31)...
Agri-Business
ICOS: Temporary closure of French lairage to disrupt calf trade
The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has said that the temporary closure of a lairage in France will cause disruption...
Dairy News
DAFM issues statement on video of Irish calves in French lairage
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued a statement on a video which has emerged apparently...
Dairy News
DAFM informs calf exporters of Cherbourg lairage suspension
Calf exporters have been told by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) that services at Pignet Control...
Dairy
Nearly 60,000 calves exported in first 10 weeks of 2023
Almost 60,000 calves have been exported from Ireland in the fist 10 weeks of 2023, according to latest figures from...
Dairy
Blow to calf exports as sailings cancelled due to French strike
There has been a further blow to calf exports as the French pension reform strikes, taking place this week, have...
Dairy News
45,000 calves exported to date this year - up 42%
The number of calves exported from Ireland in the first nine weeks of this year has surpassed 45,000 head, according...
Beef
New market secured for 15,000 Angus and Hereford calves
Wicklow Calf Company has informed Agriland that it has secured new orders from mainland Europe for 15,000 Angus and Hereford...
Dairy News
No sailing for 5,000 calves due to weather conditions
Two companies that operate livestock shipping, including calves, from Ireland to Cherbourg, France, have been forced to suspend service because...
Beef
Surge in calf exports as numbers surpass 28,000 head
Irish calf exports for the first eight weeks of 2023 have surpassed 28,000 head. This figure represents an additional 11,500...
Dairy News
Over 13,000 calves exported in first 7 weeks of this year
The first seven weeks of 2023 has seen a strong start to Irish calf export numbers, with just over 13,000...
Dairy
Calf trader: 'Unsaleable calves must be rejected at mart gates'
One of the country’s leading calf buyers has warned of “serious challenges facing the saleability of lower-quality calves from the...
Dairy News
Rebrand of Dairy Beef Calf Scheme 'irrelevant' without more funds
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has deemed a proposed rebrand of the Dairy Beef Calf Programme into the...
Beef
McGuinness cautions dairy industry on future of calf exports
The European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and the Capital Markets Union, Mairead McGuinness, has cautioned the Irish dairy...
