Sheep
The ICSA has said any move by processors to cut lamb prices again next week will "rightly infuriate sheep farmers".
President of the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) Francie Gorman has hit out at sheep factories for...
Beef
Factories have been urged to stop beef price cuts and take a longer term view on prices by the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA).
Factories have been urged by the IFA to take a "longer term view on beef prices" with supplies of finished cattle tight.
Between January and April 2025, cattle slaughterings grew by 0.5% when compared with the same period in 2024 according to the CSO
Agri-Business
Kepak and Meat Business Women (MBW) have partnered on a new pilot programme to support the...
The ICMSA has hit out at Irish meat processors who they claim are using "mind games" to drive down cattle prices.
Agri Politics
An independent TD has claimed that factories are engaged in a "prolonged attempt" to force "unacceptably low prices" on sheep farmers.
The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) has said that attempts by factories to "lower beef prices" are "at odds with the reality of markets".
This week's factory quotes for beef cattle have seen factory price offerings to farmers for cattle increase by 30c/kg from last Monday.
'Overweight' beef cattle were recently described as "a rarity" at meat plants now, with light carcass weights perceived as more of a problem
This week's factory quotes have seen the upward trajectory in beef prices continue with outlets...
The number of sheep slaughterings in Ireland in 2024 stood over 2.8 million head, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
Sheep News
The IFA Sheep Committee chair said that farmers should not be panicked by "unfounded negativity" from factories on market conditions.
Early 2025 weekly beef kill numbers have been slow to return to pre-Christmas levels but prices have managed to increase further.
The ICMSA has said that the recent upward trend in beef prices is both "necessary and welcome" for farmers.
Latest beef kill figures show just under 34,900 (34,881) cattle were slaughtered at Department of...
Demand from meat factories for in-spec beef cattle has strengthened considerably in the past few days, according to the IFA.
The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) is calling on factories to stop what it describes as the "relentless cuts" to lamb prices.
ICSA (Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association) sheep chair Willie Shaw has criticised meat processors for continuing to pull lamb prices.
379 incidents were reported to the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) in meat processing plants from 2023 to the end of April 2024.
Factories have been urged to be "responsible in their pricing of lambs and hoggets" and not undermine the sheep trade by the IFA.
The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) has credited tight supplies factory fit cattle and strong market demand for improving beef prices.
