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Where do our milk levies end up?

Daire Cregg looks at the cost of milk levies to the Irish dairy farmer and what these monies are used to fund.

MARKETS 21 May 2026

Where do our milk levies end up?

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Prices for heifer calves on the up

Prices for heifer calves on the up

MARKETS 20 May 2026

Record value for Irish beef exports in Q1

Record value for Irish beef exports in Q1

NEWS 20 May 2026

Livestock Express changes hands

Livestock Express changes hands

Livestock Express changes hands

MARKETS 20 May 2026

Sheep trends: peak buying for Eid al-Adha

Sheep trends: peak buying for Eid al-Adha

Sheep trends: peak buying for Eid al-Adha

MARKETS 20 May 2026

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Sheep mart prices: mart prices move ahead of factory returns

Sheep mart prices: mart prices move ahead of factory returns

Competition from live exporters, wholesale buyers and factory agents has underpinned prices rising anywhere from €5 to €20 per head and ahead of equivalent factory returns.

MARKETS 20 May 2026

MartBids analysis: further price cuts across the board

MartBids analysis: further price cuts across the board

Weanlings have taken a drastic hit this week, with store and finished cattle also feeling the effects of a fall in factory prices, but how do they compare to 2025 prices?

MARKETS 20 May 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 20 May 2026

Dairy Trends: smallest GDT auction in 15 years

Dairy Trends: smallest GDT auction in 15 years

At just under 13,000t this weeks GDT auction was the smallest in over 15 years writes Aidan Brennan.

MARKETS 20 May 2026

Calf price update: prices falling in line with 2025 levels

Calf price update: prices falling in line with 2025 levels

Heifer calf prices looks to have improved over the last week but overall, fewer categories of calves are continuing to sell for prices over the same time in 2025.

MARKETS 20 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 20 May 2026

Grain trends: trade deals, price peaks and French crops

Grain trends: trade deals, price peaks and French crops

On this week’s grain trends report we look at trade deals, French crops and prices peaking in the markets.

MARKETS 20 May 2026

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New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

Irish dairy farmers will have the opportunity to see the latest technologies from New Zealand at an on-farm open day at Camcloon Dairy, Ballyfin, Co Laois, on Tuesday 19 May 2026 from 10am.

New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

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