Beef
Post-mortem results for beef calves showed that the majority of deaths were inconclusive, while wire in the gut kills a lot of cows a study by Eblex has shown
Sheep
Irish sheepmeat exports have increased by 1% from this time last year, according to Eblex, the organisation for the English beef and sheep industry says.
Agri Politics
In the first three months of 2015 beef exports from Brazil fell almost a quarter on 2014 levels to 232,000 tonnes, according to EBLEX.
Agri-Business
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has revised its expectations for the global beef and veal sector, forecasting exports to be up by 3%.
UK sheep meat production was up 5% in the first quarter of 2015, Eblex says.
Lamb sales in the UK have been down on 2013 levels for much of the year so far according to EBLEX.
N.Ireland
New research into the genetics of ewe longevity could benefit the sheep industry
In the first nine months of this year beef imports into China increased by 14%, compared with the same period in 2013 to 238,800 tonnes according to EBLEX.
UK beef and lamb processors have been gearing up for inspections that could allow them export to the US.
China has reopened its doors to Brazilian beef, after being out of the market for the past two years.
UK beef prices should firm up next year amid tighter supplies, according to the latest forecasts from EBLEX
There s some risk that the widening price differential between UK and Irish beef prices could impact the British market according to EBLEX an organisation for UK livestock farmers.
The latest AHDB/EBLEX forecasts for beef and veal indicate that 2015 will be a year of lower cattle availability and reduced production.
The current reduction in the numbers of prime cattle in the UK is likely to continue according to a recent analysis of the composition of the UK cattle herd by EBLEX.
Brazilian beef and veal exports in the first nine months of this year were up by 8% on the same period in 2013 to 916,000 tonnes worth over €3.1 billion according to EBLEX.
Ireland, the UK and France are to benefit from new EU funding of €7.7m which is being introduced to promote lamb consumption among young europeans.
Latest figures show that the dairy herd in Scotland is on the increase while the opposite is the case for the country's suckler herd according to EBLEX.
EBLEX’s efforts to help average-performing producers bridge the gap to become top producers through its £3.1 million investment in research and development and knowledge transfer, could be worth £217 million to the English beef and sheep industry.
Irish beef exports to France are up 7% so far this year compared to 2013 according to EBLEX
Dairy
With producers gearing up ahead of the removal of milk quotas in 2015, the number of dairy cows in the Irish national herd increased more than 5% per cent on the year according to EBLEX.
Imports of sheep meat into the European Union as a whole were down 2% on the year in the first six months of 2014 at 97,400 tonnes.
Strong demand for New Zealand beef from both the US and China is likely to continue into 2015.
There has been strong volume growth in beef in the UK over the last 12 weeks, driven by mince beef according to new research.
