• Live cattle exports have benefited from the absence of the French because of a bluetongue outbreak – but Turkey has now reopened to animals from France.
  • Meanwhile, Japan could be a promising market – but for the moment it is mostly a destination for Irish beef tongues.
  • Irish Grain Growers kept their promise and protested outside the Guinness brewery.
  • Kerry Group has set its milk price for October and made a proposal to end the ”leading milk price” dispute with its suppliers.
  • Brazilian meat giant JBS may have been involved in a major corruption scandal, but it is posting healthy results.

    • Photo of the day

    Courtesy of the Irish Farmers Journal picture desk here is our photo of the day:

    Sheep following the Irish team graze in Co Louth. Ramona Farrelly