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Suckler weanlings back up at €6/kg

Adam Woods takes a look at this week’s mart trade and where beef quotes are at.

MARKETS 4 February 2026

Suckler weanlings back up at €6/kg

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Camera at the Mart: exporters dominate bull weanling trade in Skibbereen

Camera at the Mart: exporters dominate bull weanling trade in Skibbereen

MARKETS 28 January 2026

Martbids Database: bluetongue cases fail to affect live trade

Martbids Database: bluetongue cases fail to affect live trade

MARKETS 28 January 2026

Watch: bluetongue outbreak doesn’t affect Saturday’s mart trade

Watch: bluetongue outbreak doesn’t affect Saturday’s mart trade

Watch: bluetongue outbreak doesn’t affect Saturday’s mart trade

NEWS 24 January 2026

NI sheep output falls by 17.1% in 2025

NI sheep output falls by 17.1% in 2025

NI sheep output falls by 17.1% in 2025

NORTHERN IRELAND 10 January 2026

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View from China: beef quotas leave major exporters in a bind

View from China: beef quotas leave major exporters in a bind

The new three-year quota programme seeks to limit the total amount of imported beef coming into the market, with quotas attached to each key market.

VIEWPOINTS 26 November 2025

Calf prices expected to hold into spring 2026

Calf prices expected to hold into spring 2026

Following an exceptional year for calf prices, Tommy Moyles chats to some mart managers to gauge their thoughts on where trade will be for calves in 2026.

MARKETS 26 November 2025

Martbids Database: demand stagnates for prime cattle

Martbids Database: demand stagnates for prime cattle

Martin Merrick gives an update on mart trade this week, where prime cattle demand has fallen off, while cull cows remain a great trade.

MARKETS 26 November 2025

The trillion-dollar question

The trillion-dollar question

China’s success has not led to opportunities for Irish exporters

NEWS 26 November 2025

Bluetongue risk looms large

Bluetongue risk looms large

The battle against bluetongue has moved onto another level now that we have had two confirmed cases on the island.

DEALER 26 November 2025

How Irish MEPs plan to vote on the EU-Mercosur deal

How Irish MEPs plan to vote on the EU-Mercosur deal

The Irish Farmers Journal asked Ireland’s 14 MEPs whether they will vote for or against the EU-Mercosur trade deal. Many were clear in their voting intentions, with Fine Gael MEPs split on the deal.

NEWS 26 November 2025

Editorial: FTMTA economic report

Editorial: FTMTA economic report

Some of Ireland’s biggest machinery companies began at the bench of a farmyard, and have grown to become major exporters and flag-bearers for Ireland abroad.

VIEWPOINTS 26 November 2025

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Survey of food and drink producers directly informs our work

An Rialálaí Agraibhia (Agri-Food Regulator) today issued a reminder to food and beverage producers across Ireland to complete its survey.

Survey of food and drink producers directly informs our work

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