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Beef prices knocking on the door of €7/kg
Adam Woods
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade and what’s driving it.
6 February 2025 Viewpoints
View from China: Sri Lanka - opportunities in the emerald isle of the east
I would have loved a good piece of Irish steak as a break from some of the spicy local fare.
22 January 2025 Viewpoints
Editorial: silent boom of the beef market
We do have to recognise the muscle of the beef superpowers when they put their minds to exporting.
Mercosur analysis shows 'real danger' for Irish beef sector - IFA
The new Government needs to hit the ground running to block the 'flawed' Mercosur trade deal, IFA president Francie Gorman has said.
17 January 2025 News
Disease outbreaks a challenge for meat industry in 2025 - O'Toole
Adam Woods reports from the annual Bord Bia Meat Marketing Seminar in Naas, Co Kildare.
17 January 2025 Markets
Beef prices rocket to record levels
Beef quotes are currently running 61c/kg (€214/head on a 350kg carcase) ahead of the same week in 2024.
15 January 2025 Markets
Beef sales firm despite 7% hike in cattle prices
But market analysts cautioned that consumers’ shift away from expensive premium beef cuts, both at home and abroad, shows that retail meat sales remain extremely price sensitive.
8 January 2025 News
Tight beef supplies to continue in 2025
In 2024, Irish beef supplies were impacted by lower carcase weights, which were down by an estimated 5%, Bord Bia said.
1 January 2025 News
Department of Foreign Affairs urged red carpet rollout for ‘prickly’ Iranians
Beef sales that could potentially 'eliminate the need for intervention in 1994' and deliver IR£90m in export earnings was the prize on offer from a visit by senior Iranian officials.
1 January 2025 Feature
December in Donegal during the storm
Farm visits and club exchanges in Donegal with dinner and a drink or two.
1 January 2025 News
Five things to be positive about beef farming in 2025
Adam Woods takes a look ahead to 2025 and what could for in store for beef farmers.
23 December 2024 Markets
Beef Trends: trade steady in last full week of processing
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest quotes for finished cattle.
16 December 2024 Markets