Beef
The situation of reduced beef supplies is expected to continue into 2026, according to Bord Bia...
The "tightness of supply" in UK beef production and a reliance on Irish beef imports to "fill that gap" is driving up Irish prices.
Pig/Poultry
Pigmeat production declined by 11% in 2023 to 224,000 tonne, according to Bord Bia beef and livestock sector manager, Joe Burke
A Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status for Irish grass-fed beef is at the"very final stage", according to Bord Bia's Joe Burke.
Sheep Technical
There is expected to be 60,000-70,000 lambs/hoggets carried over into 2023, as a difficult 2022 shows it colours.
An application for a fund of €3 million to promote Irish suckler beef in key priority markets in the EU has been denied.
Agri-Business
Bord Bia is continuing talks with the operators of the two lairage facilities in the northern French port of Cherbourg.
It is no secret that the expansion in the dairy herd has resulted in more beef being marketed through the factories.
As of August 31, 2018, 752,506 calves were registered to beef dams on Irish farms – back 33,966 head or 4.3%.
There is a possibility that beef carcass weights could decline further in 2018, according to Bord Bia's Joe Burke.
From 2011 to 2016, there were some 250,000 extra calves born in Ireland. However, not all these calves were bred from dairy sires.
To date this year, Irish cattle supplies have risen by more than 63,000 head or 5.7% on the levels seen last year.
The number of Irish cattle exported during 2016 has declined by 21.4% on the corresponding period in 2015, figures from Bord Bia show.
The influence of dairy genetics and cull cow slaughterings has yet to have had a major impact on the carcass weights of Irish beef cattle.
There will be a big increase in the number of Angus cattle slaughtered in the near future, according to Bord Bia's Joe Burke.
There has been no real recovery in live cattle exports to Northern Ireland, according to the Bord Bia's Joe Burke.
Currency exchanges, the mild winter and price-competitive poultry have all fed into the decline in value of UK retail beef sales.
The number of young bulls slaughtered in the first five weeks of 2016 is 37% higher than the same period in 2015.
There shouldn't be a huge difficulty in marketing the anticipated additional beef volumes next year, according to Bord Bia's Joe Burke.
