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MartBids Database: figures tell different feeling to mood

Despite the MartBids analysis showing a slight fall in price of heavy bullocks and heifers, the mood from sellers has been extremely positive.

MARKETS 15 July 2026

MartBids Database: figures tell different feeling to mood

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Beef Trends: quotes jump again

Beef Trends: quotes jump again

MARKETS 15 July 2026

Watch: lambs sell to €200 in Ballinalsoe Mart

Watch: lambs sell to €200 in Ballinalsoe Mart

MARKETS 26 June 2026

Camera at the Mart: steady prices for spring lambs in Athenry

Camera at the Mart: steady prices for spring lambs in Athenry

Camera at the Mart: steady prices for spring lambs in Athenry

MARKETS 23 June 2026

Farmgate price falling faster than factory price

Farmgate price falling faster than factory price

Farmgate price falling faster than factory price

NEWS 10 June 2026

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Finishers assess wreckage of their worst winter

Finishers assess wreckage of their worst winter

Any gains from a bumper year in 2025 have been completely washed away by toughest winter for cattle finishers since the dark days of BSE in the 1990s.

NEWS 11 March 2026

Pressure on beef trade continues

Pressure on beef trade continues

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade including the latest factory prices for finished cattle.

MARKETS 11 March 2026

Farmers asking questions as beef export values rise but prices fall - ICSA

Farmers asking questions as beef export values rise but prices fall - ICSA

The ICSA beef chair said farmers are now asking serious questions after new figures show Irish beef exports increasing in value by almost €70m in the first three months of 2026.

NEWS 11 March 2026

In Pictures: lambs average €4.92/kg in Tullow Mart

In Pictures: lambs average €4.92/kg in Tullow Mart

There was a solid trade for a large entry of over 1,050 head, with the average lamb weighing 45kg selling for approximately €220 per head.

MARKETS 11 March 2026

Cattle kill down over 19% year on year

Cattle kill down over 19% year on year

The overall decline in cattle slaughtered in the first two months of 2026 compared with the same period in 2025 was 19.1%.

NEWS 11 March 2026

Farmer Writes: finally in the clear for TB

Farmer Writes: finally in the clear for TB

We’ve always had a couple of badger setts on the farm, but they’ve never caused us any bother.

FARMER WRITES 11 March 2026

Sheep trends: top prices hitting €8.50/kg plus

Sheep trends: top prices hitting €8.50/kg plus

The dead trade is struggling to keep pace with the live trade with prices paid in mart sales requiring returns of €9/kg plus or significantly higher carcase weight limits.

MARKETS 11 March 2026

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Measuring carbon is the new frontier for Irish tillage farming

Tom Barry, tillage farmer: ‘I farm in Killavullen, north Cork, and I’ve been farming here since 1995’.

Measuring carbon is the new frontier for Irish tillage farming

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