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Beef prices turn a corner
Adam Woods
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including factory prices for finished cattle.
12 May 2025 Markets
Sheep price update: pressure remains on hogget price
Factory agents are focused on curtailing hogget prices to €8.50/kg to €8.60/kg, leaving specialist finishers with significant numbers trading into a challenging market.
7 May 2025 Markets
Sunshine brings lift in beef quotes
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including factory prices.
Beef cattle finishers advised to hang tough
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including factory prices.
23 April 2025 Markets
Sheep mart prices: numbers low despite higher prices
While some sales are witnessing more ewe hoggets and cull ewes being attracted to the ring, in general numbers remain tight, with prices continuing to edge upwards.
9 April 2025 Markets
Sheep mart prices: keener demand as supplies tighten
An increase in spring lamb numbers is failing to compensate for a continued fall-off in hogget supplies.
2 April 2025 Markets
Sheep mart prices: hogget prices rise by €3 to €8 per head
An increase in factory prices and agents having more success in negotiating higher carcase weight limits has inserted much more life into the trade for heavier hoggets.
26 March 2025 Markets
Sheep price update: factories trying to reduce hogget prices by 10c/kg
Agents are also holding firm in quoting a case weight of 23kg, with higher carcase weight limits harder to come by this week.
10 March 2025 Markets
Anger over weight cuts to hogget carcases
Farmers have described the cuts as a backdoor move to reduce the value of hoggets.
5 March 2025 News
Beef price rise hasn’t hit consumers yet
Factory prices have risen sharply in Ireland and the UK over recent months, but the cost hasn't reached consumers yet.
31 January 2025 News
€250/head beef factory price gap
Analysis by the Irish Farmers Journal of weekly prices reported by factories to DAFM shows a big gap between highest and lowest payers across all grades.
29 January 2025 News
As much as €275/head difference between top and bottom paying factory in 2024
Each year the Irish Farmers Journal analyses the combined performance of the three largest factory groups across each category.
29 January 2025 News