Beef
Latest beef kill figures show just under 25,500 head of cattle (excluding veal) were slaughtered in...
The young bull kill at DAFM approved slaughter facilities has fallen by just under 80,500 head to date this year when compared to...
The week ending September 24, 2023, had the highest number of steers slaughtered in a single week so far this year, according to DAFM.
The factory supply of young bulls has fallen by over 10,000 head or 11% to date this year, according to latest DAFM figures.
Opinion
Promoting bull beef production in this country has as much chance of flying with me as would a kite weighed down with concrete blocks.
In this beef focus, we visited Bio Valo, a 1,500m² site that produces electricity for approximately 20,000 people.
At current beef prices, the thoughts of finishing cattle over the winter period are - to put it mildly - uneconomical and unsustainable.
Teagasc figures show that continental bull finishers operating a bull-beef system will require a break-even price of 422-444c/kg.
The number of beef slaughtered at at Department of Agriculture approved plants increased by less than 1% for the week ending November 20.
The biggest weekly increase can be seen in culled cow numbers, which have increased by over 20% according to the Department of Agriculture
There has been a significant increase in the number of young bull slaughterings in Northern Irish this year, according to the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC).
To highlight the potential of the Aubrac cattle breed in Ireland, the Irish Aubrac Society held an open day in Co. Limerick.
Tesco UK's move away from young bulls in its branded beef range is unlikely to have an impact on Irish beef.
The number of young bulls slaughtered in the first five weeks of 2016 is 37% higher than the same period in 2015.
Teagasc research has found that just a €20/t increase in feed costs can hit net margins in young bull production by as much as half.
N.Ireland
Analysis of the prime cattle kill in Northern Ireland has confirmed a general improvement in beef carcase conformation values
The young bull kill fell significantly in Northern Ireland in 2014 due to changes in the market
