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Close to 20% increase in calf throughput for Cork Marts in 2025

Calf prices have got off to a solid start after what was a phenomenal year in 2025 with throughput up almost 20% for Cork Marts reports Tommy Moyles.

CALVES 17 January 2026

Close to 20% increase in calf throughput for Cork Marts in 2025

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Farm Tech Talk: beef trade, sheep numbers and milk markets

NEWS 16 January 2026

December milk price cut reprieve for Dairygold's suppliers

NEWS 16 January 2026

Poultry supplies struggling to keep up with demand

POULTRY 16 January 2026

Watch: how Europe is still dealing with green deal hangover

NEWS 16 January 2026

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Mercosur would not prevent EU ban on Brazilian beef on food safety grounds

A Commission official has claimed that the EU-Mercosur free trade deal will not hinder any future EU bid to ban South American beef, if the move is justified on food safety or animal health grounds.

NEWS 16 January 2026

Stabilisation in ewe flock and sheepmeat production forecast for 2026

The recent collapse in sheep throughput with 445,000 head fewer sheep processed in 2025 is expected to stabilise in 2026, with a higher carryover of 2025-born lambs expected.

MARKETS 16 January 2026

Roadstone seeks to address concerns over proposed AD plant

Roadstone has held its second public consultation on its proposed anaerobic digestion plant in Co Tipperary, where it sought to answer questions and listen to concerns from locals.

NEWS 16 January 2026

Watch: global beef production declining but consumption growing

Adam Woods reports from the Bord Bia meat market seminar in Laois.

NEWS 16 January 2026

Meat markets set for another positive year

The outlook for 2026 discussed at the Bord Bia Meat Market Seminar on Friday January 16.

NEWS 16 January 2026

China remains missing piece of US beef exports

US beef exports improved in October compared with preceding months, but China remains effectively closed because of import licence policy.

NEWS 16 January 2026

Weekend weather: frost and fog on the way

The weather is set to be cold across much of the weekend, with freezing temperatures overnight.

NEWS 16 January 2026

Consistency and calf health key to Offaly farmer’s success

For Offaly dairy and sheep farmers, husband-and-wife team Ann Maire Butterfield and Stephen McQuade, AAA Golden Maverick has always been part of the story.

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Close to 20% increase in calf throughput for Cork Marts in 2025

MOST READ STORIES

Farm Tech Talk: beef trade, sheep numbers and milk markets

December milk price cut reprieve for Dairygold's suppliers

Poultry supplies struggling to keep up with demand

Poultry supplies struggling to keep up with demand

Watch: how Europe is still dealing with green deal hangover

Watch: how Europe is still dealing with green deal hangover

MOST READ STORIES

Mercosur would not prevent EU ban on Brazilian beef on food safety grounds

Stabilisation in ewe flock and sheepmeat production forecast for 2026

Roadstone seeks to address concerns over proposed AD plant

Watch: global beef production declining but consumption growing

Meat markets set for another positive year

China remains missing piece of US beef exports

Weekend weather: frost and fog on the way

Consistency and calf health key to Offaly farmer’s success

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