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Beef
Beef base quotes slip 10-20 cent/kg
Adam Woods
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade including the latest factory quotes.
23 April 2025 Dealer
Should we worry about cattle numbers?
Are falling cattle numbers the reason for rising prices? And if so, should they be welcomed by farmers?
23 April 2025 News
Triplet calving thrill at Tyrone farm
This set of triplets on Wednesday, 16 April means that the farm has welcomed seven new calves from the last three cows after the farm had two sets of twins in the days prior.
Beef factories try to put pressure on trade
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade including the latest factory quotes for finished stock.
21 April 2025 Markets
Farmer Writes: strong beef price can only be seen as a good thing
I would like to see the people who put in the hard work of breeding and calving cows getting well paid for it, because God knows we’ve done it long enough for nothing.
21 April 2025 Farmer Writes
Contraction continues with herd over 280,000 head lower on 1 March
Numbers have reduced across all categories of livestock from suckler cows to dairy cows and beef cattle and dairy replacements.
19 April 2025 News
Farmer Writes: every farm gets a run of bad luck
A super spring and straightforward calving season ran into a stumbling block over the last week for Tommy Moyles' on his farm in west Cork but at least the sun was shining.
16 April 2025 Farmer Writes
Beef Trends: factories make move to steady trade
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest beef quotes for finished cattle.
16 April 2025 Markets
Beef prices: factories try to apply pressure to trade
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade and the latest factory quotes for finished cattle.
15 April 2025 Markets
Martbids Database: bullocks see biggest rise this week
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s mart trade, including what’s happening in the country’s marts.
9 April 2025 Markets
Beef Trends: trade remains very strong
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest factory quotes for finished cattle.
9 April 2025 Markets
Beef prices: factories move to manage weekly kill
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest factory quotes for finished cattle.
7 April 2025 Markets