Beef
Beef kill: Will steady July cattle supply trend continue?
Weekly beef kills in June varied in numbers from approximately 28,500 to 31,800 cattle/week but the July cattle supply to...
Cattle Supplies
Beef
Beef kill: Strong cattle supply despite talk of numbers falling
Latest beef kill figures show weekly factory cattle supplies have edged above last year for the past two consecutive weeks....
Beef
Beef kill: Cattle supply over 1,000 head/week below 2023
Weekly beef kill numbers have been running over 1,000 head/week below the equivalent weeks of last year for the past...
Beef
Beef kill: Supplies of finished cattle drop as prices firm-up
After a few weeks of price cuts, beef prices appear to have stabilised, as supplies of factory fit cattle are...
Beef
Cull dairy cows driving rise in factory cattle supply numbers
The Irish factory cattle supply has increased by 9,500 head to date this year, according to figures from the Department...
Beef
Watch: Irish cattle supplies set 'to tighten further' in 2024
Irish cattle supplies “look set to tighten further in 2024 with a reduction of 2% expected,” according to Bord Bia’s...
Beef
Outlook: Irish factory cattle supplies to decline in 2024
Irish factory cattle supplies are forecast to decline by 2% in 2024, according to Bord Bia’s beef sector manager, Maek...
Beef Technical
Beef kill: Weekly factory supplies cross 40,000 cattle
Over 40,000 cattle were processed in the week ending Sunday, October 22, making it the highest weekly kill of cattle...
Beef
Beef kill: Cattle supply back 23,500 head on last year
According to the latest beef kill figures, the factory supply of finished cattle in the first 15 weeks of this...
Beef
Beef kill: Factory cattle supply beginning to fall
After six weeks of cattle throughput rising at Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) approved beef factories, it...
Beef
Supply balance 'very much in farmers' favour' for beef price
The supply-demand balance for cattle is “very much in the farmers’ favour”, with beef prices being maintained – and in...
Beef
Factories 'will likely have to give a little' with cattle supplies tight
Cattle supplies remain tight and are likely to stay that way over the coming weeks, according to the Irish Cattle...
Beef
Factory trade: Buyers move tactically in advance of grass cattle
Factory buyers have made somewhat of a tactical move this week, as they begin to talk down the trade in...
Beef
Beef cattle supplies up 2.6% on 2017
Some 235,549 cattle have been slaughtered in Department of Agriculture approved beef export plants this year. When compared to the...
Beef
Cattle slaughterings at the highest point in the decoupled-payment era
In line with industry predictions, the number of cattle slaughtered in Ireland exceeded the 1.7 million head mark in 2017....
Beef
Bumper beef kill: Supplies break 40,000 head for the first time in almost 10 years
Buoyed by a lack of fodder, increased factory demand and relatively strong prices, the number of cattle slaughtered in Department...
Beef
Supply update: Strong cattle numbers likely for the foreseeable future
By Joe Burke, Bord Bia Livestock Sector Manager To date, this year, Irish cattle supplies have risen by more than...
Beef
Farmers hold out for more, as steer quotes drop to 375c/kg
There is mounting pressure on factories to pay more for beef cattle, as farmers are bargaining hard when it comes...