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Northern Ireland
Fake meat is high in salt and sugar, study finds
Peter McCann
The research involved analysing the fake meat products which were available from Tesco and Sainsbury’s over a three-year period.
19 March 2025 Markets
How high will the beef price go?
Adam Woods takes a look at the beef trade and how much more is left in the current price rises
10 March 2025 News
Grocery inflation ticks higher again
Latest data from Kantar shows the cost of the weekly shop up 3.7% from a year ago.
Inflation will influence UK supermarket sourcing policy
UK and Irish farmgate beef price is likely to cause UK supermarkets to review their non-import sourcing policy.
23 February 2025 News
The story behind record beef prices
Farmers have been getting record prices for beef - what is driving the market and can it last?
12 February 2025 News
Beef price rise hasn’t hit consumers yet
Factory prices have risen sharply in Ireland and the UK over recent months, but the cost hasn't reached consumers yet.
31 January 2025 News
January jump for beef quotes
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade and what's driving the trade.
15 January 2025 Markets
IFA urges consumers to support Irish farmers this Christmas
The IFA is asking shoppers to look for the Bord Bia and National Dairy Council logos as they buy their groceries in the coming days.
17 December 2024 News
In pictures: seizure of illegal meat at Dover Port
Over six tonnes of products of animal origin were seized by the Dover Port Health Authority.
16 December 2024 News
Horticulture written charter ‘necessary’ for growers
The charter would assist growers to draw up supply agreements that go beyond a one-year horizon, but also allow for flexibility on price if input costs were to rise.
27 November 2024 News
Consumers 'not hungry' for the most efficient potato varieties
Growers could plant more efficient varieties of potatoes, but the consumer is not looking for them, an agronomist told the national potato conference.
27 November 2024 News
Beef price gap stuck above €1/kg
Relatively strong beef price takes the focus off the gap that has developed with UK.
6 November 2024 News