N.Ireland
First sale under new ownership at Fivemiletown Mart
Beatties’ Livestock Sales has acquired Fivemiletown Mart in Co. Tyrone. The business was previously owned by Patterson Stewart. The inaugural...
Cattle Prices
N.Ireland
Finished cattle prices continue to strengthen in Northern Ireland
Co. Down suckler beef farmer Sam Chesney is confirming that more than £5/kg is now available for finished cattle in...
Agri-Business
IBLA: Factory agents may send flowers and chocolates to farmers
The Irish Beef and Lamb Association (IBLA) has suggested that farmers can expect as much as flowers and chocolates from...
Beef
Factory quotes: Processors continue to reduce beef price
This week’s factory quotes sees beef processors continue to apply pressure to cattle price, reducing quotes by a further 5-10c/kg....
Beef
Beef: 'Answers wanted on punishing 40c/kg gap' between Irish and UK R3s
A farm organisation is calling for “answers” on why the price for Irish R3 steers is 40c/kg behind the equivalent...
Beef
€4.65/kg 'on the grid' for heifers as beef price rises again
Despite the news of Russia launching a ‘full-scale invasion’ of Ukraine yesterday, Thursday, February 24, beef prices in Ireland have...
Beef
Bord Bia confident of strong cattle trade for 2022
Bord Bia’s beef sector manager Mark Zieg has expressed optimism that 2022 will see continued strength in the Irish cattle...
Beef
Beef price increase 'not keeping pace with market'
Cattle prices paid to beef farmers this week have moved on by 5c/kg to 10c/kg, but, despite this, are still...
Beef
Factory quotes: Cattle price on the rise as supply tightens
Beef prices are in a good place this week and any farmer with finished cattle to sell will have the...
Beef
Factories 'struggling to secure supplies' leading to higher prices
Factories are struggling to secure supplies of cattle at present, which is putting upward pressure on prices paid to farmers,...
Beef
Factory quotes: Here's what's on offer for cattle this week
Factory quotes seem to have steadied this week following downward pressure coming on cow price over the past two weeks....
Beef Technical
Beef kill: Numbers high despite short week's kill
The number of beef cattle processed last week has dropped compared to levels from the previous week, as a result...
Agri-Business
Irish beef price falls below EU average for first time this year
The Irish beef price has fallen behind the EU average for the first time this year, according to figures recently...
Beef
Rising EU and UK beef markets 'must be reflected in prices'
Rising markets for beef in the EU and UK “must be reflected” in prices for farmers here, the Irish Farmers’...
Beef News
'Beef price needs to be over €5kg next spring' - ICSA
Processors and retailers have been called on to “face the reality that by early 2022, beef price is going to...
Beef
Factory quotes: No move in base price but 'top ups' available
Factory beef processors are extremely reluctant to move base price forward and are – generally speaking – holding quotes at...
Beef
Beef trade: Prices begin to move with heifers out in front
Factory beef quotes have slowly begun to move upwards this week with at least one processor moving quotes forward by...
Beef
Northern customers buy over 50,000 Irish cattle this year
Cattle buyers in Northern Ireland are making their presence felt at mart rings around the Republic this year, as over...
