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Agribusiness
Big drop in British beef and sheep output
Phelim O'Neill
Tight British and Irish supplies of beef and sheep meat opens the door wider for Australian and New Zealand imports.
22 April 2025 Northern Ireland
Britain upgrades risk of foot-and-mouth incursion to medium
Further cases, particularly additional member states being infected, or a change in the epidemiological situation such as evidence of disease in wild animals, would cause the risk to increase to high.
13 April 2025 News
Britain bans imports of meat and dairy for personal use
Travellers are no longer allowed to import sandwiches, cheese and milk for personal use in Britain from EU countries to prevent foot-and-mouth disease.
Northern Ireland ‘remaining central’ to UK agri-food supply chain - UFU
The annual Northern Ireland Food and Drinks Processing Report published by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, showed the sector’s turnover rose by 11% from 2021 to 2022.
11 April 2025 Northern Ireland
Northern View: prices paid remain well ahead of quotes
The factory prices being paid for beef cattle continue to surge on in NI.
9 April 2025 Northern Ireland
Northern View: no let-up in buoyant beef trade
Base quotes for prime U-3 grading cattle are up again this week at NI factories.
2 April 2025 Northern Ireland
Coniferous roundwood imports from Scotland are effectively over
The decision come after Scottish Forestry informed the Department of Agriculture last week that it cannot guarantee that the Scottish Pest Free Area (PFA) is free from bark beetles.
2 April 2025 Forestry
Northern View: beef continues to set new price records
Quotes and prices paid for beef cattle in NI have continued on an upward path.
26 March 2025 Northern Ireland
Beef trade surges past 650p/kg barrier
The prices being paid for finished beef cattle continue to increase in NI
26 March 2025 Northern Ireland
Beef prices jump on the back of tight supplies
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade and another price increase.
19 March 2025 Markets
Market Digest: stories from around the world
Brief news snippets from Britain, USA, South Africa and Türkiye.
12 March 2025 World
News round-up from Northern Ireland
Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
12 March 2025 Northern Ireland