Beef markets

Farmer Writes: sun sets on the 2025 grazing season

The final curtain is close to coming down on the 2025 grazing season for Tommy Moyles and while it's been a fantastic year for Irish beef production, storm clouds could be ahead.

FARMER WRITES 26 November 2025

Farmer Writes: sun sets on the 2025 grazing season

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Camera at the Mart: no let-up in numbers at Tullamore

Camera at the Mart: no let-up in numbers at Tullamore

MARKETS 19 November 2025

Martbids Database: heifer trade takes a hit

Martbids Database: heifer trade takes a hit

MARKETS 5 November 2025

Camera at the Mart: record smashed as €7,020 tops sale in Dingle

Camera at the Mart: record smashed as €7,020 tops sale in Dingle

Camera at the Mart: record smashed as €7,020 tops sale in Dingle

MARKETS 4 November 2025

Watch: future of meat consumption from World Meat Congress

Watch: future of meat consumption from World Meat Congress

Watch: future of meat consumption from World Meat Congress

MARKETS 4 November 2025

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Cattle scarcity set to continue into next year

Cattle scarcity set to continue into next year

Adam Woods and Darren Carty have news of a positive outlook for beef markets for the rest of 2025 and into 2026.

MARKETS 6 August 2025

Positive back end for beef markets forecast

Positive back end for beef markets forecast

Adam Woods reports from a Teagasc beef seminar held in Carlow this week.

MARKETS 6 August 2025

Martbids Database: normal service resumes in marts

Martbids Database: normal service resumes in marts

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s mart trade, including what’s happening in the country’s marts

MARKETS 6 August 2025

Recovery in finished cattle sales to Northern Ireland

Recovery in finished cattle sales to Northern Ireland

While the number of cattle exported to Northern Ireland is back on 2024 levels, a recent improvement in UK beef prices has seen an increase in the volume of finished cattle sold across the border.

NEWS 6 August 2025

Drop in world beef exports set to bite

Drop in world beef exports set to bite

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef market, including what impact world shortages might have on Irish prices.

NEWS 6 August 2025

EU beef production tumbles by 8% in first half of 2025

EU beef production tumbles by 8% in first half of 2025

The overall drop in beef production across the EU and UK in the first half of the year comes to a massive 289,000t.

NEWS 6 August 2025

Brazil’s beef exports to increase by 1.75m tonnes

Brazil’s beef exports to increase by 1.75m tonnes

The increase in Brazil's cattle numbers in next decade will be greater than the total Irish herd and 1.75m more tonnes of beef will be looking for a market

NEWS 6 August 2025

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ESB Networks publishes farm safety booklet to support safer working environments

ESB Networks has released its updated farm safety booklet, a practical guide designed to help farmers, contractors and rural communities stay safe while working around electricity.

ESB Networks publishes farm safety booklet to support safer working environments

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