Calf exports

Public meeting to be held over future of calf exports

Protests involving around 20 to 25 people at Portsmouth had been a principal factor in the company’s decision to withdraw from the Irish livestock export trade, according to Michael Fitzmaurice TD.

NEWS 7 August 2026

Public meeting to be held over future of calf exports

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Editorial: live export concern

Editorial: live export concern

VIEWPOINTS 5 August 2026

Brittany Ferries to cease live exports from September

Brittany Ferries to cease live exports from September

NEWS 4 August 2026

Calf exports dip on 2025 levels

Calf exports dip on 2025 levels

Calf exports dip on 2025 levels

NEWS 30 July 2026

Calf exports to the Netherlands

Calf exports to the Netherlands

Calf exports to the Netherlands

LETTERS 8 July 2026

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Throughput of calves at Cork Marts rises 16%

Throughput of calves at Cork Marts rises 16%

Exceptional prices and a big appetite for calves both home and abroad has seen the calf throughout grow year on year in Cork Marts over the last five years. Tommy Moyles reports.

MARKETS 22 April 2026

Fresh blow to Irish calf exports

Fresh blow to Irish calf exports

A new action plan published last week sets a target timeline of 2028 to phase out live imports of calves from Ireland.

NEWS 22 April 2026

Price gap between bulls and heifers

Price gap between bulls and heifers

The difference in price between bull and heifer calf price is continuing to grow, as strong demand from shippers is pushing on prices for bull calves.

MARKETS 22 April 2026

EU law scuppers Dutch efforts to curb calf imports

EU law scuppers Dutch efforts to curb calf imports

Plans to stop the import of Irish calves to the Netherlands appear to have been halted as the regulations governing it are a European matter not a national one writes Tommy Moyles.

MARKETS 22 April 2026

Live exports solid after slow start

Live exports solid after slow start

Export volumes have been positive in recent weeks but still remain almost 36,000 lower than the corresponding period in 2025

NEWS 22 April 2026

Calf exports drop 19,000 head on 2025

Calf exports drop 19,000 head on 2025

While shippers have been busy in March and April, the loss of the Polish market to calves for most of the early part of 2026 means it's proving difficult for numbers to reach the heights of last year.

MARKETS 22 April 2026

Tough market conditions see fall in calf exports

Tough market conditions see fall in calf exports

Still behind the record levels set in 2025, there has been an improvement in the sale of calves to markets outside the state. This comes as heifer calf prices continue to fall.

MARKETS 22 April 2026

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