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After a prolonged period in 2025 when Irish factories were outperforming the Bord Bia prime export benchmark price, they have now fallen below it.
Dawn Farm Foods was listed as QA on Bord Bia website when it was not QA
Friesian bull calf prices double on 2025 levels
Five remain inside Bord Bia lobby
Exporters are outbid for calves
Farmer Writes: €3,000 for roan heifer
Brief news snippets from: United States, Brazil, Russia and New Zealand.
Another fall in US cattle herd will further squeeze supply for beef processors.
McDonald’s announcement on dropping several vegetarian products from its menu comes at the end of veganuary 2026.
Beef imports to Ireland make a symbolic impact, but have negligible effect on the trade for Irish beef.
By introducing a minimum number of weeks reported requirement, this year's factory leagues better reflects every day beef trade across price-reporting beef factories.
Brief news snippets from the UAE, United States, India and New Zealand.
Fewer cattle drove farm gate prices in 2025 but it has also resulted to cuts in processing capacity.
A message from Bord Bia to Irish farmers and growers Bord Bia addresses the concerns and misinformation that have been raised in recent weeks.
