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NI sheep output falls by 17.1% in 2025

Throughput in factories fell by 11%, while the number of sheep exported live for direct slaughter fell by almost 19% and exports for breeding or production fell by over 26%.

NORTHERN IRELAND 10 January 2026

NI sheep output falls by 17.1% in 2025

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Over 5,000 weanlings set to depart Ireland

Over 5,000 weanlings set to depart Ireland

MARKETS 7 January 2026

Beef Trends: 2025 a good year for beef finishers

Beef Trends: 2025 a good year for beef finishers

MARKETS 31 December 2025

Weanling prices surge by €1,000/hd

Weanling prices surge by €1,000/hd

Weanling prices surge by €1,000/hd

MARKETS 30 December 2025

Editorial: BVD eradication – have lessons been learned?

Editorial: BVD eradication – have lessons been learned?

Editorial: BVD eradication – have lessons been learned?

VIEWPOINTS 30 December 2025

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2025 Beef Year: €2500 weanlings, Storm Éowyn, Mercosur, midges and much more

2025 Beef Year: €2500 weanlings, Storm Éowyn, Mercosur, midges and much more

Adam Woods takes a look back at 2025 and how it went for beef farmers.

MARKETS 3 December 2025

Australia’s top 10 market trends for 2025

Australia’s top 10 market trends for 2025

Australia's top 10 market trends for 2025 share some similarities with Ireland, but there are lots of differences too.

NEWS 3 December 2025

No repeat of 2024 lamb price increase

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 3 December 2025

Boost for NI sheep as export ban lifted

Boost for NI sheep as export ban lifted

A Northern Ireland wide ban on livestock exports to Britain was introduced following the bluetongue virus being identified in cattle in Co Down.

NORTHERN IRELAND 3 December 2025

Sheep Trends: pressure remains on NI trade

Sheep Trends: pressure remains on NI trade

There is still an oversupply of sheep in the market, but it is hoped that the lifting of the suspension on live exports to Britain could help to work through some of the backlog.

MARKETS 3 December 2025

Editorial: bluetongue outbreak fallout continues

Editorial: bluetongue outbreak fallout continues

Calls this week for a ban on the importation of animals from Northern Ireland for direct slaughter have been premature.

VIEWPOINTS 3 December 2025

Bluetongue in NI confirmed as more suspected

Bluetongue in NI confirmed as more suspected

The results of further testing carried out on the 44 suspected bluetongue cases is awaited.

NEWS 3 December 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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