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‘Export buyers will shy away from lesser-quality calves’

November 29, 2018

Export buyers will “shy away” from lesser-quality calves, Bord Bia’s senior manager of meat and livestock Joe Burke has cautioned. Speaking tonight (Thursday,…

Where did all the calves that were exported this year go?

July 15, 2018

Beef

Calf exports witnessed a massive increase in 2018. Some 138,234 calves were exported from Ireland by live export means over the first six…

EU lawyers examine complaint over ‘rest-stop breaches’ on Irish calf exports

July 13, 2018

Agri-Business

Lawyers for the European Commission are currently examining a complaint relating to claims that Ireland recently breached regulations regarding rest stops for unweaned calves being…

Calls to penalise Ireland over live export regulation breaches

July 12, 2018

Beef

A formal complaint has reportedly been made to Brussels for claimed “systematic failures” by Irish exporters in relation to breaches in compliance with…

Calf exports increase by over 34,000 head on 2017 levels

June 15, 2018

Dairy

There has been a huge increase in the number of calves exported from Ireland by live export means during the first five months…

Heavy bull buying for the Turkish market ceases…for now

May 19, 2018

Beef

Viastar – the Meath-based exporting company – recently prepared a consignment of approximately 2,000 bulls for the Turkish market. A livestock-carrying vessel –…

Calf trade: Numbers steady with a slight increase in prices

April 26, 2018

Beef

The number of dairy calves presented for sale at marts across the country has steadied in recent days. With the peak now over,…

Friesian calf trade ‘firms up’ as demand increases

April 1, 2018

Beef

The number of dairy calves presented for sale at marts across the country has steadied in recent days. However, some marts have reported…

Buying intensifies as exporter sources bulls for Turkey

March 29, 2018

Beef

A livestock-carrying vessel is expected to dock in Ireland over the coming days. The boat, once loaded, will set sail for Turkey. This…

Exporters awaiting ferry ‘green light’ before moving calves

March 2, 2018

Dairy

Calf exporters are battling the elements in a bid to collect calves prior to this weekend. Storm Emma’s snow accumulations resulted in ferry…

Exporters journey across the UK before meeting calves in Cherbourg

March 2, 2018

Beef

Irish calf exporters are “being forced” to find alternative means to travel to Cherbourg to meet a vessel laden with export trucks carrying…

Over 1,000 Irish bulls take to the seas for Libya

February 27, 2018

Beef

A boat carrying over 1,000 Friesian bulls left Greenore Port, Co. Louth, for Libya on Sunday, February 25. Organised by Supreme Livestock, the…

Exporting calves is sheer folly

February 11, 2018

Opinion

The current hue and cry over the need to have better live shipping facilities for dairy-born bull calves reflects one of the largest…

35,000 calves expected to travel to the continent on replacement ferry

February 9, 2018

Dairy

It is expected that in the region of 35,000 calves will be exported via the replacement ferry on the Rosslare-to-Cherbourg route during the four-week…

Capacity of replacement ferry to carry calves for export ‘remains an issue’

February 7, 2018

Beef

The capacity of the recently-confirmed replacement ferry to carry calves for live export remains an issue, according to the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’…

Department monitoring potential threat to calf exports in 2018

November 21, 2017

Beef

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is actively monitoring a potential threat to calf exports in 2018. The Minister for Agriculture,…

Labour shortage worry for Irish calf exporters

July 16, 2017

Dairy

Fears have been raised that the impending labour shortage facing the Irish dairy industry could have negative consequences for calf exports. A recent…

Calf exports edge towards the 60,000 head mark

April 22, 2017

Beef

Calf exports continue to remain in a positive position as nearly 60,000 calves have been shipped from Ireland this year. Figures from Bord…

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