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Sticky start to 2026 beef trade

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest factory quotes for finished stock.

MARKETS 5 January 2026

Sticky start to 2026 beef trade

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Beef Trends: sour end to super 2025 for beef trade

Beef Trends: sour end to super 2025 for beef trade

MARKETS 23 December 2025

No Christmas bonus for beef finishers

No Christmas bonus for beef finishers

NEWS 17 December 2025

Beef trade steady with quotes unchanged

Beef trade steady with quotes unchanged

Beef trade steady with quotes unchanged

MARKETS 3 December 2025

Suckler incomes on track to hit €30,000

Suckler incomes on track to hit €30,000

Suckler incomes on track to hit €30,000

NEWS 3 December 2025

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Beef factories ‘need to restructure to ensure profitability’

Beef factories ‘need to restructure to ensure profitability’

There are "too many beef factories" across Europe, the Teagasc beef conference was told.

NEWS 29 October 2025

Beef management: finishing diets, shed space and forage crops in frost

Beef management: finishing diets, shed space and forage crops in frost

Martin Merrick details some advice on finishing diets, ensuring adequate feeding and lying space and grazing forage crops in frosty weather.

MANAGEMENT 29 October 2025

Beef Trends: factories try to apply pressure to trade

Beef Trends: factories try to apply pressure to trade

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

MARKETS 29 October 2025

Camera at the Mart: record smashed as €7,020 tops sale in Dingle

Camera at the Mart: record smashed as €7,020 tops sale in Dingle

Records were smashed at the 50th anniversary fatstock show and sale in Dingle last weekend. Factory buyers, finishers and farmers drove demand, resulting in a full clearance in west Kerry.

MARKETS 29 October 2025

Bio security can improve pig performance

Bio security can improve pig performance

Louise Clarke and Gerard McCutcheon, Teagasc take a look at biosecurity on pig farms.

PIGS 29 October 2025

Hormones for cattle could help Brazil cut emissions

Hormones for cattle could help Brazil cut emissions

Adam Woods reports from the World Meat Congress taking place this week in Matto Grosso in Brazil.

NEWS 29 October 2025

In pictures: no let-up in demand for cattle at Keady

In pictures: no let-up in demand for cattle at Keady

David Clarke reports on the trade for heavy cattle and forward stores at Keady Mart.

NORTHERN IRELAND 29 October 2025

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