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No repeat of 2024 lamb price increase

Lamb prices at the corresponding period in 2024 were on a sharp upward trajectory, rising by 70c/kg in a few weeks, but there is no such prospects evident for 2025.

MARKETS 10 December 2025

No repeat of 2024 lamb price increase

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Boost for NI sheep as export ban lifted

Boost for NI sheep as export ban lifted

NORTHERN IRELAND 10 December 2025

Sheep Trends: pressure remains on NI trade

Sheep Trends: pressure remains on NI trade

MARKETS 10 December 2025

Editorial: bluetongue outbreak fallout continues

Editorial: bluetongue outbreak fallout continues

Editorial: bluetongue outbreak fallout continues

VIEWPOINTS 10 December 2025

Bluetongue in NI confirmed as more suspected

Bluetongue in NI confirmed as more suspected

Bluetongue in NI confirmed as more suspected

NEWS 3 December 2025

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No change to Irish live exports following Northern Ireland bluetongue cases

No change to Irish live exports following Northern Ireland bluetongue cases

No changes have been made to Irish live exports to countries inside or outside the EU, the Department of Agriculture has confirmed.

NEWS 22 October 2025

Live exports from Northern Ireland suspended due to bluetongue

Live exports from Northern Ireland suspended due to bluetongue

Live exports have been suspended, with guidance for export certification to be updated as soon as possible following a suspected case of bluetongue in Northern Ireland.

NORTHERN IRELAND 22 October 2025

Bluetongue virus – the trade implications for live exports in Northern Ireland

Bluetongue virus – the trade implications for live exports in Northern Ireland

The sheep sector is particularly exposed to interruptions to its live trade with more sheep exported live than processed in factories in Northern Ireland.

NORTHERN IRELAND 22 October 2025

Beef prices dent cattle exports

Beef prices dent cattle exports

Record Irish beef prices have resulted in a fall off in live exports of older cattle compared to last year according to recent data from Bord Bia reports Tommy Moyles.

MARKETS 22 October 2025

Strong processors are better than alternative

Strong processors are better than alternative

Factories expanding overseas needn't be bad for Irish farmer suppliers.

NEWS 22 October 2025

Editorial: importance of high health status cannot be overstated

Editorial: importance of high health status cannot be overstated

Getting buy-in from farmers around any actions is an even bigger challenge, and lessons need to be learned from the BVD eradication programme as to what went right and what went wrong.

VIEWPOINTS 22 October 2025

Martbids Database: exporters drive bull weanling demand

Martbids Database: exporters drive bull weanling demand

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s mart trade, including what’s happening in the country’s marts.

MARKETS 22 October 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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