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Agribusiness
New beef export record for Brazil
Phelim O'Neill
Brazil's beef exports increase at an exceptional rate in 2024
7 February 2025 News
China’s beef imports increased again in 2024
The rate of China’s beef imports increase has slowed down in recent years, but still increased in 2024, while pork and sheepmeat imports fell.
5 February 2025 World
Market Digest: stories from around the world
Brief news snippets from Belgium, Kenya, Brazil and USA.
US cattle numbers down by half a million head
Falling cattle numbers and tariff threat threaten US beef industry in particular while in Ireland it is dairy farmers that are most exposed to US tariff threat
5 February 2025 News
Australia upbeat about 2025 beef and sheepmeat prospects
After a record year in 2024, Australia is expected to be an equally strong beef and sheepmeat exporter in 2025.
2 February 2025 News
Beef price rise hasn’t hit consumers yet
Factory prices have risen sharply in Ireland and the UK over recent months, but the cost hasn't reached consumers yet.
31 January 2025 News
€250/head beef factory price gap
Analysis by the Irish Farmers Journal of weekly prices reported by factories to DAFM shows a big gap between highest and lowest payers across all grades.
29 January 2025 News
Market Digest: stories from around the world
Brief news snippets from India, Argentina, the USA and Australia.
29 January 2025 News
As much as €275/head difference between top and bottom paying factory in 2024
Each year the Irish Farmers Journal analyses the combined performance of the three largest factory groups across each category.
29 January 2025 News
Opinion: production must be protected alongside environment
It cannot be either/or when it comes to climate, environment and production in relation to agriculture, it must be all of them.
19 January 2025 News
Brazil sets pace for global beef exports in 2024
Australia set beef and sheepmeat records last year, but Brazil remains the dominant global beef exporter.
17 January 2025 News
Farmers say red tape is the biggest challenge
IFAC’s 2025 Irish Farm report finds that farmers are overall more positive about the future than they were in 2024, but regulations are an issue for 60% of those surveyed. Phelim O’Neill reports
15 January 2025 News