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Cattle marts: More action, demand and improved prices

January 21, 2020

The mart trade has picked up a gear since the start of the year, with mart managers noting, firstly, that the number of…

Cattle marts: Closing off 2019 and first glimpse of new year trade

January 8, 2020

Beef

2019 for the Irish beef industry will live long in the memory of everyone involved in the sector. It is fair to say…

Cattle marts: ‘Anything nice is still a good trade regardless of the situation’

November 12, 2019

Beef

From my travels over the weekend, I spoke with many farmers; two topics prevailed: factory prices; and the mart trade, and each conversation resulted…

Cattle marts: Bullock store price increase better news for farmers

November 6, 2019

Beef

Over the past number of weeks, it has been well documented that forward store cattle prices have remained under pressure – mainly due…

‘A mart lockdown system is the way that marts must go’

November 8, 2018

Rural Life

A risk manager with FBD Insurance has said he believes a “mart lockdown system is the direction that marts must go in the…

Cattle marts: Forward bullocks lead the way

October 16, 2018

Beef

As is normally the case this time of year, weekly cattle sales are beginning to increase in marts across the country. And, although…

Cattle marts: Prices improve for suckler-bred stock

October 2, 2018

Beef

Buoyed by relatively strong levels of grass growth and mild weather conditions, some confidence has returned to the cattle trade over recent days.…

Cattle marts: Demand remains strongest for quality bulls

September 18, 2018

Beef

As has been the case over the past number of weeks now, quality is the order of the day when it comes to…

‘The cattle market is no longer simple; once it was only dictated by weather’ – Candler

September 8, 2018

Beef

If there’s one thing that’s certain is that farmers are operating with an air of caution around cattle marts throughout the country. It…

Cattle marts: Quality in demand, but plainer stock remain difficult

August 8, 2018

Beef

Like grass growth rates, the cattle trade in marts across the country is beginning to exhibit a glimmer of new life. Marked increases…

Cattle marts: Weekend rain brings more buyers to the ringside

August 1, 2018

Beef

After an extended period of drought, the rain that fell late last week and into the weekend has been welcomed by many farmers.…

Cattle marts: Cows take a hit at the ringside

June 19, 2018

Beef

Following on from a dip in cow returns at factory level, the prices being achieved by cows have dipped somewhat in marts over…

Cattle marts: Silage takes farmers away from the ringside

June 12, 2018

Beef

The country basked in glorious weather last week and many farmers used it as an opportunity to save silage. However, the resulting field…

‘No plans in place to restrict direct access to animals at livestock marts’

February 28, 2018

Beef

Although ICOS (Irish Co-operative Organisation Society) is looking at measures “to keep insurance premiums as low as possible for co-operative marts”, AgriLand has learnt that…

Cattle marts: Feedlot buyers adding competition at the ringside

February 27, 2018

Beef

Feedlot buyers have made their presence felt at the ringside over recent days; short-keep cattle are particularly in demand. However, more increasingly, they…