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Mercosur to cost Irish farmers €95/head on prime cattle - Meat Industry Ireland
Rachel Donovan
MII director Dale Crammond said that there is still time to engage politically with EU leaders to stop the formal ratification of the Mercosur trade deal.
15 January 2025 Markets
Martbids Database: strong start to 2025 mart trade
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s mart trade, including what’s happening in the country’s marts.
8 January 2025 Markets
Camera at the Mart: cold snap doesn’t hit Corrin trade
Adam Woods reports from Corrin Mart’s first sale of 2025.
Live exporter Kevin Purcell Sr passes away
Kevin Purcell Sr, along with his brothers, was among some of the biggest names in the live export business for decades, shipping cattle to Engalnd and beyond.
8 January 2025 Markets
Live exporters drive weanlings to record prices
Adam Woods has the latest on the 2024 weanling trade a record trade for weanling bulls.
1 January 2025 News
Martbids Database: Belgian Blue hits top spot in weanling rings
Adam Woods takes a look back at the 2024 weanling trade and what breed fared best when it came to 2024 prices.
1 January 2025 Markets
UK set to impose up to 83% tariff on Chinese-built excavators
The Trade Remedies Authority, the UK government trade body, has proposed that a new anti-dumping measure of up to 83.5% be applied to imports of excavators from China to the UK.
1 January 2025 News
Record mart trade for cattle in 2024
Adam Woods has the latest on the 2024 mart trade, including an in depth analysis of the Irish Farmers Journal Martbids database.
23 December 2024 News
Australian sheep exports to Britain just ‘business as usual’
'When there is a lack of supply, when people want to consume sheepmeat in the UK, we want to be able to provide that', Sheep Producers Australia CEO Bonnie Skinner has said.
23 December 2024 News
Martbids Database: Charolais crowned king of the ring in 2024
Adam Woods compares different breeds and how they performed in the bullock and heifer rings in marts in 2024.
23 December 2024 Markets
Editorial: Suckler positivity
Mercosur is obviously the elephant in the room and particularly what economic and social impact it will have on rural areas.
23 December 2024 Viewpoints
Martbids Database: feedlot demand keeps mart trade very firm
Adam Woods reports on this week’s mart trade, including the latest information on live exports.
11 December 2024 Markets