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Beef Trends: more positivity in the trade

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

MARKETS 17 June 2026

Beef Trends: more positivity in the trade

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Beef trade bottoms out with quotes stable again this week

Beef trade bottoms out with quotes stable again this week

MARKETS 15 June 2026

Beef finishers need a steady market

Beef finishers need a steady market

NORTHERN IRELAND 10 June 2026

Cattle finisher contracts ‘paid above the market rate'

Cattle finisher contracts ‘paid above the market rate'

Cattle finisher contracts ‘paid above the market rate'

NEWS 3 June 2026

Finishers assess wreckage of their worst winter

Finishers assess wreckage of their worst winter

Finishers assess wreckage of their worst winter

NEWS 3 June 2026

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Editorial: beef trade blues

Editorial: beef trade blues

Both factories and retailers have been able to protect their margins through a combination of reducing prices at the factory gate and increasing prices on shop shelves.

VIEWPOINTS 13 May 2026

Average NI farm payment just under £13,000

Average NI farm payment just under £13,000

The latest list of direct payments to farmers in NI has been published by the UK government.

NORTHERN IRELAND 13 May 2026

Camera at the Mart: beef cattle feeling the pressure in Kilkenny

Camera at the Mart: beef cattle feeling the pressure in Kilkenny

Auctioneer George Candler outlines how €4/kg for beef cattle is scarce and will remain so with the recent price cuts on beef, reports Cathal Gormley.

MARKETS 13 May 2026

Beef Trends: paid prices not in line with quotes

Beef Trends: paid prices not in line with quotes

Adam Woods has the latest information on this week’s beef trade, including the latest quotes available for finished cattle.

MARKETS 13 May 2026

Beef factories paying more than quoted prices

Beef factories paying more than quoted prices

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

MARKETS 13 May 2026

Finishers face further quote cuts

Finishers face further quote cuts

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

MARKETS 13 May 2026

Martbids Database: price falls across the board

Martbids Database: price falls across the board

Martin Merrick looks at this week’s mart trade, where no stock type was immune to a slippage in price, though some have suffered more than others.

MARKETS 13 May 2026

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National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit

Kildare dairy farmer welcomed students as part of a National Dairy Council initiative, which saw 1,500 pupils across Ireland visit working dairy farms during May.

National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit

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