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MartBids Database: three-year variation in weanling prices

Martin Merrick looks at how weanling prices have looked across 2024, 2025 and 2026, with significant variations between the three.

MARKETS 11 November 2026

MartBids Database: three-year variation in weanling prices

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Letters to the editori: Algerian market

Letters to the editori: Algerian market

LETTERS 11 November 2026

Editorial: weanling export a growing concern

Editorial: weanling export a growing concern

VIEWPOINTS 4 November 2026

Northern Ireland diary of events

Northern Ireland diary of events

Northern Ireland diary of events

NORTHERN IRELAND 4 November 2026

Beef Trends: trade stabilises after recent uncertainty

Beef Trends: trade stabilises after recent uncertainty

Beef Trends: trade stabilises after recent uncertainty

MARKETS 4 November 2026

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Proposal to digitise blue cards faces backlash

Proposal to digitise blue cards faces backlash

Concerns that were expressed included that older farmers would not be able to use the digital system and that blue cards are essential in the working of marts.

NEWS 28 October 2026

Rains expected to drive mart cow numbers

Rains expected to drive mart cow numbers

Trade for cows has been steady, rather than strong, with good quality stock straight out of the parlour making around €2.30-2.40/kg in general.

NEWS 25 October 2026

Camera at the Mart: plenty of bite for weanlings in Kilcullen

Camera at the Mart: plenty of bite for weanlings in Kilcullen

Farmer and shipper activity was high in Kilcullen Mart, with a 98% clearance recorded.

MARKETS 21 October 2026

300kg to 400kg bulls hit the sweet spot in Mohill show and sale

300kg to 400kg bulls hit the sweet spot in Mohill show and sale

Just over 300 bulls were on offer at Mohill Mart's show and sale on Wednesday evening, with 95% of them selling on the night.

MARKETS 9 October 2026

Good grazing conditions slow dry cow sales

Good grazing conditions slow dry cow sales

Marts are reporting that the handbrake remains up on the dry cow trade for now with lower numbers than other years as farmers chose to milk on when grass supplies are there. Tommy Moyles reports.

NEWS 7 October 2026

Sheep mart watch: trade remains steady while numbers increase

Sheep mart watch: trade remains steady while numbers increase

This week saw little change to the sheep trade, with a difference of €20 to €30/head still remaining in marts where wholesale and butcher buyers remain active for lambs.

MARKETS 7 October 2026

Northern View: prices paid continue on upward trend

Northern View: prices paid continue on upward trend

The prices paid last week for beef cattle in NI increased for the sixth week in a row.

NORTHERN IRELAND 7 October 2026

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Too much, too little – can science help farms with Ireland’s changing weather?

As Ireland celebrates Science Week from 8 to 15 November, coordinated by Research Ireland, the theme 'Water: from molecule to ocean' looks at how climate change alters the water systems we rely upon.

Too much, too little – can science help farms with Ireland’s changing weather?

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