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Agribusiness
The story behind record beef prices
Phelim O'Neill
Farmers have been getting record prices for beef - what is driving the market and can it last?
31 January 2025 News
Beef price rise hasn’t hit consumers yet
Factory prices have risen sharply in Ireland and the UK over recent months, but the cost hasn't reached consumers yet.
15 January 2025 Markets
January jump for beef quotes
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade and what's driving the trade.
IFA urges consumers to support Irish farmers this Christmas
The IFA is asking shoppers to look for the Bord Bia and National Dairy Council logos as they buy their groceries in the coming days.
17 December 2024 News
In pictures: seizure of illegal meat at Dover Port
Over six tonnes of products of animal origin were seized by the Dover Port Health Authority.
16 December 2024 News
Horticulture written charter ‘necessary’ for growers
The charter would assist growers to draw up supply agreements that go beyond a one-year horizon, but also allow for flexibility on price if input costs were to rise.
27 November 2024 News
Consumers 'not hungry' for the most efficient potato varieties
Growers could plant more efficient varieties of potatoes, but the consumer is not looking for them, an agronomist told the national potato conference.
27 November 2024 News
Beef price gap stuck above €1/kg
Relatively strong beef price takes the focus off the gap that has developed with UK.
6 November 2024 News
Strong UK retail demand for both beef and lamb
Shoppers buying more beef and lamb in Britain despite higher prices.
11 October 2024 News
Sterling strength boosts factory returns
Irish factories buying in euro and selling in sterling win with strong sterling.
4 October 2024 News
Farm regulation needs to be streamlined - McGuinness
Speaking at the National Ploughing Championships, Commissioner Mairead McGuinness said there needs to be joined-up thinking from all sides on what farmers are being asked to do.
19 September 2024 News
Modern consumers don’t buy 'lumps of flesh'
How food is presented and marketed in supermarkets is important to consumers.
13 September 2024 News