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Agribusiness
Beef price gap stuck above €1/kg
Phelim O'Neill
Relatively strong beef price takes the focus off the gap that has developed with UK.
11 October 2024 News
Strong UK retail demand for both beef and lamb
Shoppers buying more beef and lamb in Britain despite higher prices.
4 October 2024 News
Sterling strength boosts factory returns
Irish factories buying in euro and selling in sterling win with strong sterling.
Farm regulation needs to be streamlined - McGuinness
Speaking at the National Ploughing Championships, Commissioner Mairead McGuinness said there needs to be joined-up thinking from all sides on what farmers are being asked to do.
19 September 2024 News
Modern consumers don’t buy 'lumps of flesh'
How food is presented and marketed in supermarkets is important to consumers.
13 September 2024 News
CAP reform a dangerous experiment for farmers
The CAP wants farmers to lead society to a more conscious form of consumption, but food production has always been demand-led. It's unchartered territory, with obvious risks in a global marketplace.
11 September 2024 Dealer
Number of people never on a farm ‘striking’, says dairy farmer
Jim Mulhall said he was taken aback when he realised at a recent farm open day how many people have not had exposure to farms.
5 September 2024 News
Retailers ‘don’t want’ steaks from 420kg cattle
The market does not dictate steak sizes in shops, but women do, Paul Nolan of Dawn Meats has said.
14 August 2024 News
Beef Trends: advice is to ignore factory quotes
Adam Woods takes a look at this week’s beef trade, including the latest quotes for factory-finished cattle.
31 July 2024 Markets
Beef quotes remain steady with numbers tightening
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest beef quotes for factory finished cattle.
29 July 2024 Markets
Factories not supportive of real quality animals, say farmers
It is ironic that the top quality beef bred carcases are often outside supermarket specification while dairy bred cattle do.
26 July 2024 News
Quality Assurance needs farmer buy-in
Quality Assurance is a core requirement to supply the highest value customers for Irish beef, but farmers need to see the value in euros to be persuaded to do more.
14 July 2024 News