Beef
Factories must recognise breakeven price for finishers - ICMSA
Factories have been warned that a reluctance to pay farmers breakeven prices in the first half of 2023 could result...
Winter Finishers
Beef News
Economics of winter finishing system do not add up - ICSA
Winter finishing is “finished”, the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has claimed, because factories are cutting prices on...
Beef
'Very bleak outlook' for winter finishers with no-deal Brexit on the cards
Fears for the outlook for winter finishers this year are growing in light of the increasing likelihood of a no-deal...
Agri-Business
Winter finishers may not draw down approved stocking loans
Winter finishers who have received approval for stocking loans this year may not draw down the funds, some of Ireland’s...
Beef
Beef farmers forced to carry the can through loss making prices - Healy
Beef farmers have been forced to carry the can through loss making prices this autumn, IFA President Joe Healy has...
Beef
'Winter finishers have lost confidence in the trade'
Winter finishers have lost confidence in the beef trade and are slow to purchase store cattle, according to the ICSA’s...