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

Bord Bia’s Joe Burke takes a look at the current state of the beef market and looks forward to the rest of 2026.

NEWS 30 March 2026

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

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Beef kill unlikely to pass out 2025 record – Bord Bia

Beef kill unlikely to pass out 2025 record – Bord Bia

NEWS 30 March 2026

Line-up for beef markets meeting confirmed

Line-up for beef markets meeting confirmed

NEWS 28 March 2026

Calf exports improve but well behind 2025 levels

Calf exports improve but well behind 2025 levels

Calf exports improve but well behind 2025 levels

NEWS 25 March 2026

Beef Trends: cuts to beef continue

Beef Trends: cuts to beef continue

Beef Trends: cuts to beef continue

MARKETS 25 March 2026

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Will stagnating EU milk supply result in more co-op mergers?

Will stagnating EU milk supply result in more co-op mergers?

Dr Eva Gocsik, global strategist for animal proteins at Rabobank, shared her views on the major factors driving change in the dairy sector at Tuesday's Bord Bia dairy markets seminar.

NEWS 18 March 2026

Bord Bia dairy seminar hears of growing demand for whey and skim

Bord Bia dairy seminar hears of growing demand for whey and skim

There is no end in sight to the protein demand boom as demand is set to outgrow supply.

NEWS 18 March 2026

Beef price cuts opportunistic and irresponsible – IFA

Beef price cuts opportunistic and irresponsible – IFA

If factories are not prepared to facilitate meetings with farmers, they may find themselves engaging with them "in a different format", the IFA has warned.

NEWS 18 March 2026

Four Irish food producers secure €10m Tesco UK and EU contracts

Four Irish food producers secure €10m Tesco UK and EU contracts

Folláin, Keohane Seafoods, Killowen Farm and Bandon Vale produce premium products for Tesco own brand.

NEWS 18 March 2026

Irish factory prices fall behind export benchmark

Irish factory prices fall behind export benchmark

After outperforming the benchmark price for several months, Irish factory prices now lag behind what is being paid to farmers in our main export markets.

NEWS 18 March 2026

Beef prices slashed by €5m

Beef prices slashed by €5m

Adam Woods has the latest on an escalating crisis in the winter finishing sector.

NEWS 18 March 2026

Cost of protest action

Cost of protest action

The Dealer is sure the IFA's recent protest was a costly couple of weeks for all involved.

DEALER 18 March 2026

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Reducing calf pneumonia with vaccination on a Donegal dairy-beef farm

In east Donegal, farmer Gareth Peoples explains how a tailored vaccination programme transformed the health and performance of his calves, while reducing stress during this busy period.

Reducing calf pneumonia with vaccination on a Donegal dairy-beef farm

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