Beef Markets

Next CAP has to reward the people doing the work – Gorman

The IFA president told an Irish Farmers Journal meeting in Laois that he wants to see the people doing the work rewarded in the next CAP.

NEWS 1 April 2026

Next CAP has to reward the people doing the work – Gorman

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Editorial: factories ignoring farmers' issues

Editorial: factories ignoring farmers' issues

VIEWPOINTS 1 April 2026

Beef Trends: quotes steady up after weeks of cuts

Beef Trends: quotes steady up after weeks of cuts

MARKETS 1 April 2026

Winter finishers left high and dry

Winter finishers left high and dry

Winter finishers left high and dry

MARKETS 1 April 2026

Watch: beef prices down 40c/kg since start of year

Watch: beef prices down 40c/kg since start of year

Watch: beef prices down 40c/kg since start of year

NEWS 30 March 2026

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Over €8/kg needed for winter finishers to break even on young bulls - Teagasc

Over €8/kg needed for winter finishers to break even on young bulls - Teagasc

In the current market, a winter finisher with young bulls will lose an average margin of €512/head, according to estimated budgets from Teagasc.

NEWS 25 March 2026

Farmers can no longer be sold down the swanny on beef price - Gorman

Farmers can no longer be sold down the swanny on beef price - Gorman

"There’s no excuse for the prices we’ve taken for our beef," IFA president tells beef markets meeting in Laois.

NEWS 25 March 2026

Beef kill unlikely to pass out 2025 record – Bord Bia

Beef kill unlikely to pass out 2025 record – Bord Bia

Beef prices in 2025 were "unprecedented", Bord Bia's meat and livestock sector manager Joe Burke has said.

NEWS 25 March 2026

Chink of light in beef trade

Chink of light in beef trade

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest quotes for finished cattle.

MARKETS 25 March 2026

Line-up for beef markets meeting confirmed

Line-up for beef markets meeting confirmed

The event, which is free to attend, will provide farmers with the facts on the current situation with the beef market and will also feature a forum for their questions to be answered.

NEWS 25 March 2026

Editorial: beef information meeting

Editorial: beef information meeting

This important meeting will outline key market information, including a market outlook for the rest of 2026.

VIEWPOINTS 25 March 2026

Beef Trends: cuts to beef continue

Beef Trends: cuts to beef continue

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest factory for finished cattle.

MARKETS 25 March 2026

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BVD – the silent risk that still remains

Irish farmers have made remarkable progress in the fight against bovine viral diarrhoea. Since 2013, the number of persistently infected calves has fallen from over 16,000 to 485 in 2024.

BVD – the silent risk that still remains

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