Pig/Poultry
Bord Bia: Irish pigmeat production declined by 11% in 2023
Irish pigmeat production declined by 11% in 2023 to 224,000 tonne compared to 2022, according to Bord Bia beef and livestock...
Joe Burke
Beef
‘Irish Grass Fed Beef’ PGI approval at 'final stage' - Burke
Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status for Irish grass-fed beef is at the “very final stage” according to Bord Bia’s meat and...
Sheep Technical
60,000-70,000 lambs to carry over into 2023
There is expected to be 60,000-70,000 lambs/hoggets carried over into 2023, as a difficult 2022 shows it colours. This is...
Beef
Bord Bia funding application to promote suckler beef denied
A Bord Bia application to the European Commission seeking a fund of €3 million to promote Irish suckler beef in...
Agri-Business
Talks continuing with Cherbourg lairage owners - Burke
Bord Bia is continuing talks with the operators of the two lairage facilities in the northern French port of Cherbourg,...
Beef
How important are in-spec, well-finished beef cattle?
It is no secret that the expansion of the dairy herd has resulted in more dairy-bred beef being marketed through...
Beef
Calf registrations: What breeds are up and which are on the decline?
Dairy expansion is continuing in Ireland, while the suckler-beef sector remains under pressure. As of August 31, 2018, 752,506 calves...
Beef
'Beef carcase weights could decline even further in 2018'
There is a possibility that beef carcase weights could decline further in 2018, according to Bord Bia’s Joe Burke. Burke...
Beef
Farmers 'vote with their feet' on beef sires
There has been a dramatic increase in dairy cow numbers over the past five years. This is mainly due to...
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
Map: Where were Ireland's cattle exported to in 2016?
The number of Irish cattle exported during 2016 has declined by 21.4% on the corresponding period in 2015, figures from...
Beef
Beef carcass weights yet to influenced by dairy genetics
The influence of dairy genetics and cull cow slaughterings has yet to have had a major impact on the carcass...
Beef
A big increase in Angus beef cattle supplies is being predicted
There will be a big increase in the number of Angus cattle slaughtered in the near future, according to Bord...
Beef
'No real recovery' in cattle exports to Northern Ireland
There has been no real recovery in live cattle exports to Northern Ireland, according to the Bord Bia Beef and Livestock...
Agri-Business
UK beef sales face 'another challenging year'
Currency exchanges, the mild winter and price-competitive poultry have all fed into the decline in value of UK retail beef...
Beef
Young bull kill up 44% this year due to 'encouraging prices in 2015'
The number of young bulls slaughtered in the first five weeks of 2016 is 44% higher (+9,000) than the same period...
Beef
'Marketing additional beef volumes next year won't be hugely difficult'
There shouldn’t be a huge difficulty in marketing the anticipated additional beef volumes next year, according to Bord Bia Beef and...