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Northern Ireland
Lakeland to make 13th payment on 2024 litres
Kieran Mailey
Lakeland Dairies has announced an additional milk price payment on all litres supplied during 2024.
11 December 2024 Markets
NI Trends: beef quotes push on to 500p/kg; lamb quotes up 15p/kg
Base quotes for prime cattle reached the 500p/kg mark this week for the first time on record in Northern Ireland, with quotes jumping 15p/kg for fat lambs.
4 December 2024 Northern Ireland
NI milk prices push ahead of Britain
Base milk prices in Northern Ireland have moved ahead of those being paid to dairy farmers in Britain.
Beef Trends: quotes moving up daily
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest prices on factory-finished cattle.
4 December 2024 Markets
NI Trends: finished cattle prices continue to rise; big lift in lamb quotes
Cattle prices at NI plants continue to rise as processing demand exceeds supply, while there has been another increase in lamb quotes.
27 November 2024 Markets
NI Trends: prime cattle prices reach record highs; lamb quotes push on
Robust processing demand has driven prime cattle prices to record highs in Northern Ireland. Lamb prices are also edging up with quotes on 640p/kg.
20 November 2024 Markets
Beef Trends: quotes up again
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including news of quotes increasing again this week.
20 November 2024 Markets
Beef prices: factories scrambling for supermarket supplies
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest quotes for factory-finished cattle.
18 November 2024 Markets
NI Trends: base prices edging upwards on cattle; deals on weight for lambs
Quotes on prime cattle continue to rise at NI plants, while deals are available that pay to a higher weight limit on fat lambs.
13 November 2024 Markets
Lakeland increases October milk price
NI's largest milk processor, Lakeland Dairies, has increased its base price for October
13 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Beef prices: independents edge quotes upwards
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest beef quotes for factory-finished cattle.
11 November 2024 Markets
Post-Christmas beef price correction ‘scaremongering rubbish’ - ICMSA
The warning refers to a price correction or adjustment mode which will come into effect in the new year, which the ICMSA has described as “rubbish” and “scaremongering”.
8 November 2024 News