It's been a good week for...

  • Landowners, as fertiliser prices fall by €50/t on 2019 levels.
  • Exporters, as calmer seas had a positive effect on the calf trade.
  • Livestock farmers, as knackeries have resumed full operations.
  • Teagasc Grange, as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge paid a visit to the farm.

    • It's been a bad week for...

  • Beef farmers, as prices are dramatically under-performing behind pigmeat and sheepmeat.
  • Food producers, as the outbreak of coronavirus continues to negatively affect sentiment in global markets.
  • Tillage farmers, as there are now around 40 confirmed cases of blackgrass in Irish farms.
  • Suckler farmers, as the Jim Power report reaffirms that the suckler beef production sector is under serious threat.
  • Farmers, who are suffering from the devastating effects of the recent flooding.

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