Meat Industry Ireland

Cattle finisher contracts ‘paid above the market rate'

Neither factories nor Meat Industry Ireland will go into the detail of cattle finishing contracts 'a lot of farmers' have with processors, the latter group told TDs.

NEWS 3 June 2026

Cattle finisher contracts ‘paid above the market rate'

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Beef Trends: trade blues continue

Beef Trends: trade blues continue

MARKETS 3 June 2026

Editorial: beef trade blues

Editorial: beef trade blues

VIEWPOINTS 3 June 2026

Hope for World Cup beef bounce

Hope for World Cup beef bounce

Hope for World Cup beef bounce

NEWS 27 May 2026

Factories' beef cold stores are full amid weak UK demand, MII says

Factories' beef cold stores are full amid weak UK demand, MII says

Factories' beef cold stores are full amid weak UK demand, MII says

NEWS 27 May 2026

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Editorial: factories ignoring farmers' issues

Editorial: factories ignoring farmers' issues

Without changes, winter finishing cattle will move outside the reach of many farms.

VIEWPOINTS 20 August 2025

Winter finishers left high and dry

Winter finishers left high and dry

Hannah Furlong reports from Monday night’s Irish Farmers Journal beef markets meeting in Laois.

MARKETS 20 August 2025

Meat factories throw support behind Larry Murrin

Meat factories throw support behind Larry Murrin

The meat factory lobby group likened its members sourcing of food ingredients from overseas to the Irish farm sector’s 'importation of fertilisers and feed'.

NEWS 20 August 2025

Meat factories want next CAP to go big on headage to shore up supplies

Meat factories want next CAP to go big on headage to shore up supplies

Meat factories have told the Oireachtas that 2025 has been one of their most difficult years and that CAP funds should be focused on what it deemed ‘commercial’ farmers.

NEWS 20 August 2025

Beef Quality Awards launched to highlight the positive impact of CBV on farms

Beef Quality Awards launched to highlight the positive impact of CBV on farms

ICBF and some key agricultural stakeholders have recently launched the awards which highlight how farmers are using the CBV indexes to their benefit.

BREEDING & HEALTH 20 August 2025

MII boss Dale Crammond takes reins at ASA

MII boss Dale Crammond takes reins at ASA

MII's director assumed the role of president of the ASA at the association's annual conference.

NEWS 20 August 2025

€10/ewe young farmer top-up sought by meat industry

€10/ewe young farmer top-up sought by meat industry

Meat Industry Ireland has sought a €10/ewe top-up for young farmers and the introduction of a succession scheme.

NEWS 20 August 2025

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