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Beef
National herd loses 100,000 cows in 12 months
Adam Woods
Adam Woods takes a look at the 2024 slaughter performance figures and recent trends.
25 April 2025 News
Over 25% less sheep slaughtering this March – CSO
This decline has been a trend for the year as slaughtering numbers have dropped 22.6% between January and March compared to the same period last year.
12 April 2025 News
High beef prices could be the new normal – ICMSA
The ICMSA livestock chair said that for years, farmers have been “conditioned” to prices ranging from €3.40/kg to €4.50/kg.
Massive reduction in calf slaughter this year
Farmers are banned from slaughtering calves under eight weeks of age since last year.
26 March 2025 News
New horse slaughter plant to open following Shannonside Foods exposé
The new action plan for the equine industry will also see the introduction of mandatory genotyping of all foals and a national gene database for equines in Ireland.
20 March 2025 News
New CSO figures shows sheep kill remains tight into 2025
The CSO has reported a decline in January's sheep kill on both December and the previous January.
27 February 2025 News
View from China: a brutal year for Chinese beef farmers on cost front
The Chinese beef industry has grown very quickly and is trying to adapt to meet demand.
12 February 2025 Viewpoints
Weighing up the pros and cons of meeting BCRS age limits
The slaughter age limits set out under the Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme have seen more cattle being finished that are underfleshed. Kieran Mailey reports.
15 January 2025 Northern Ireland
More than 9% fewer sheep slaughtered so far this year - CSO
That’s according to the latest Central Statistics Office data for livestock slaughterings, which shows that more than 268,000 fewer heads were slaughtered so far this year.
20 December 2024 News
Beef Trends: Christmas clears out factory chills
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest factory quotes for finished cattle.
18 December 2024 Markets
Beef Trends: factories desperate for finished cattle
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including news of another lift to beef quotes.
27 November 2024 Markets