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Brexit impact begins to bite Irish beef exports

The main impact of Brexit on Irish beef is indirect through trade deals entered into by the UK with major beef and sheep meat exporting countries.

NEWS 19 March 2026

Brexit impact begins to bite Irish beef exports

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Shoppers are spending more but getting less beef

Shoppers are spending more but getting less beef

NEWS 13 March 2026

Growth in southern hemisphere exports

Growth in southern hemisphere exports

NEWS 11 March 2026

Live exports halve in first two months of 2026

Live exports halve in first two months of 2026

Live exports halve in first two months of 2026

NEWS 11 March 2026

A tale of two Larrys

A tale of two Larrys

A tale of two Larrys

DEALER 4 March 2026

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EU’s capacity to export beef hit by cattle shortage

EU’s capacity to export beef hit by cattle shortage

As EU beef exports fall, imports from outside of the EU have increased by over 18%.

NEWS 18 February 2026

Farm Tech Talk: calf and lamb health, fertiliser and the Bord Bia-IFA saga

Farm Tech Talk: calf and lamb health, fertiliser and the Bord Bia-IFA saga

This week, the team discusses the continued stand-off between Bord Bia and the IFA, as well as calving, lambing, fertiliser, bluetongue and the latest developments in Northern Ireland.

PODCAST 18 February 2026

Opening border to NI for live exports 'not without its risks' - Minister

Opening border to NI for live exports 'not without its risks' - Minister

This comes as exporters, mart managers and farmers call for the ban to be lifted.

NEWS 18 February 2026

Fury over live export ban to NI

Fury over live export ban to NI

The ban is forcing marts in the west to cancel breeding heifer sales, causing exporters to lose a significant chunk of their weekly business.

NEWS 18 February 2026

Northern Ireland's export ban hurts marts

Northern Ireland's export ban hurts marts

West of Ireland marts have been forced to cancel breeding heifer sales, while marts along the border are feeling the effects of not being able to export cattle, as normal, on a weekly basis.

NEWS 18 February 2026

Live exports fall by 53% year on year

Live exports fall by 53% year on year

Difficult sailing conditions have hampered efforts to get Irish cattle to customers outside the state according to recent figures from Bord Bia.

NEWS 18 February 2026

Crackdown on bogus slurry exports

Crackdown on bogus slurry exports

Some sizeable movements of large slurry volumes recently recorded on the AgFood system were described by the Department a source of concern.

NEWS 18 February 2026

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Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

Conal Moore an agri contractor and tillage framer from Ballygar Co Galway. “We do a lot of reseeding, slurry spreading and tillage work but baling would be our main enterprise”.

Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

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