Dan O'Neill

Beef Trends: farmer resistance to factory price cuts

Factories look to sharply reduce prices, but are meeting strong farmer resistance.

MARKETS 10 December 2025

Beef Trends: farmer resistance to factory price cuts

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Falling cattle and sheep supply will squeeze factories

Falling cattle and sheep supply will squeeze factories

A big drop in cattle numbers this year plus a second year of reduced sheep numbers will create surplus processing capacity in factories.

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Dawn New Zealand deal completed

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Formalities have been completed for Dawn Meats to take a 65% stake in New Zealand beef and sheep meat processor Alliance.

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Factory cattle down 1.5m head in EU

Factory cattle down 1.5m head in EU

Up to the end of September, cattle numbers are running over 1.5m head behind the same period last year.

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Downward trend in US beef exports continues

Downward trend in US beef exports continues

Release of export data delayed due to government shutdown and beef export volumes continue to decline.

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Brexit now reflected in UK beef imports

Brexit now reflected in UK beef imports

UK post-Brexit trade deals now reflected in UK beef imports that are mainly used outside the retail sector.

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