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Beef Trends: quotes edging upwards 2021-11-03

Beef prices: quotes edging up with heifers first to move 2021-11-01

The number of beef cattle presented for processing at factories approved by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) increased slightly

Newford update: 24 more cattle drafted for sale 2021-10-24

While last week's beef kill saw very little change in the overall throughput, a few noticeable changes in the composition were observed. Figures released

Beef Trends: kill up as price stays positive 2021-09-22

SHARING OPTIONS: Cattle bred from the dairy herd have a poorer conformation and kill-out percentage in comparison with progeny from the suckler herd. Over recent years, our national dairy herd has become an increasingly important source of raw material for the Irish beef sector. Last year, dairy-bred progeny accounted for 57% of the cattle processed at meat plants, having risen steadily from 47% in 2010. Dairy beef also dominates across the EU-27, whose ov...

February 23, 2021 5:00 pm It’s a case of business as usual for prices quoted for bullocks and heifers this week, with some factories remaining coy on their levels of demand. The general prices being quoted this week are seeing steers and heifers starting off at €3.70/kg. Reports of finishers digging in their heels are seeing quotes moving up to €3.75/kg for heifers and some steers, provided they are in-spec. Speaking to  AgriLand, Brendan Golden, the chairperson of the Irish Farmers’ ...

February 13, 2021 6:10 am With farmers wondering how supplies in factories are holding up, the number of cattle processed for the week ending February 7 amounted to 30,226 head (excluding veal). Comparing these figures to the equvilant week in 2020, factories are seeing a reduction of 5,955 head in the total animals killed – as 36,181 head had been processed.  Farmers may be asking the big question as to why the reduction in price if supplies are falling behind so significantly? In terms of ...

January 9, 2021, 6:10 am As 2020 drew to a close last week, it is time to review the numbers of cattle that passed through Irish processing plants last year. Reflecting back on the prices achieved by beef farmers in the last few months, these had witnessed a rise of close to 20c/kg for both steers and heifers when compared to 2019 levels – as they received quotes of €3.70-3.75/kg and €3.75-3.80/kg, respectively. However, it can still be argued that this is not near the desired levels of p...