Beef trends

Beef Trends: factories try to apply pressure to trade

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

MARKETS 12 November 2025

Beef Trends: factories try to apply pressure to trade

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Beef quotes steady as numbers remains tight

Beef quotes steady as numbers remains tight

MARKETS 10 November 2025

Beef Trends: cattle shortage pushing prices upwards

Beef Trends: cattle shortage pushing prices upwards

MARKETS 5 November 2025

Beef Trends: factories scramble to get cattle

Beef Trends: factories scramble to get cattle

Beef Trends: factories scramble to get cattle

MARKETS 29 October 2025

Beef quotes continue to march upwards

Beef quotes continue to march upwards

Beef quotes continue to march upwards

MARKETS 27 October 2025

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Beef price update: agents adding more life to mart sales

Beef price update: agents adding more life to mart sales

The best quality bullocks and heifers are selling upwards of €4.70/kg, while the average price for bullocks - weighing 600kg plus - is running at €4.40/kg.

MARKETS 8 October 2025

Big bounce in beef quotes

Big bounce in beef quotes

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade including news of a big bounce in quotes

MARKETS 8 October 2025

Beef quotes rocket with flat prices up 20c/kg

Beef quotes rocket with flat prices up 20c/kg

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, along with the latest quotes for finished animals.

MARKETS 8 October 2025

Beef Trends: weekly cattle kill in freefall

Beef Trends: weekly cattle kill in freefall

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

MARKETS 8 October 2025

Beef quotes continue to rise

Beef quotes continue to rise

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

MARKETS 8 October 2025

Calf births down 54,396 head with national herd over 200,000 head lower

Calf births down 54,396 head with national herd over 200,000 head lower

A reduction in calf births and strong live exports are feeding into a declining cattle herd, with over 233,000 fewer animals on farms on 1 August 2025 compared to 1 August 2024.

NEWS 8 October 2025

Beef quotes see a big bounce

Beef quotes see a big bounce

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

MARKETS 8 October 2025

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PGI boosting value of all beef in Italy

Francesca Perfetto heads Bord Bia’s office in Milan, Italy, and tells the Irish Farmers Journal about promoting Irish food and drink in her country.

PGI boosting value of all beef in Italy

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