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Bord Bia predicts 87,000 fall in 2025 kill numbers
Adam Woods
Adam Woods has the latest from the Bord Bia Meat Marketing Seminar in Naas.
15 January 2025 Northern Ireland
Record cattle kill confirmed in 2024
A large increase in steer and heifer numbers led to a record NI beef kill in 2024
8 January 2025 Northern Ireland
NI cattle kill surged to record levels in 2024
Official slaughter data shows the annual cattle kill in NI hit new record levels during 2024.
Beef forecasts show increase in NI supplies
Industry forecasts show an increase in the number of beef animals available for slaughter in early 2025
23 December 2024 Northern Ireland
Big cattle kill points to tight 2025 supply
Weekly processing figures for the NI cattle kill reached an 11-month high point in mid-October
30 October 2024 Northern Ireland
5,000 more cattle slaughtered from CFUs in September
Throughput in September was recorded at 35,500 head, an increase of 5,000 on August and 8,000 compared with September 2023.
25 October 2024 Markets
NI cattle kill set for new record high
There has been a marked increase in factory throughput of cattle in 2024
16 October 2024 Northern Ireland
18,500 more cattle produced in controlled finishing units in 2024
The increase in throughput has been steady across the year, reaching the highest level on record and accounting for 25% of the beef kill.
27 September 2024 News
Tight cattle kill forecast for backend by Bord Bia
Even recent increases in the cattle kill wouldn't be considered high on previous years' throughput, Bord Bia's Joe Burke has said.
25 September 2024 News