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Shoppers are spending more but getting less beef

UK shoppers have increased their spending on beef purchases but it isn't buying as much as it did before.

NEWS 13 March 2026

Shoppers are spending more but getting less beef

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WORLD 11 March 2026

Break up of US meat-processing industry proposed

Break up of US meat-processing industry proposed

NEWS 11 March 2026

Growth in southern hemisphere exports

Growth in southern hemisphere exports

Growth in southern hemisphere exports

NEWS 11 March 2026

Beef tribunal takes centre stage in part two of Goodman series

Beef tribunal takes centre stage in part two of Goodman series

Beef tribunal takes centre stage in part two of Goodman series

NEWS 10 March 2026

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Opinion: beef industry has come a long way

Opinion: beef industry has come a long way

Ireland in the 1980s has been described as a different country and the same could be said about the beef industry.

NEWS 27 February 2026

First decline in China’s annual beef imports

First decline in China’s annual beef imports

The drop in volume is small, but it marks a turning point in the upward trend of China's apparent insatiable appetite for beef imports.

NEWS 27 February 2026

Market Digest: stories from around the world

Market Digest: stories from around the world

Brief news snippets from: Brazil, Nigeria, New Zealand and Netherlands.

WORLD 27 February 2026

Mercosur deal will operate provisionally

Mercosur deal will operate provisionally

European Commission announces that the Mercosur trade deal will operate provisionally pending its review by the European Court of Justice and ahead of approval by the European Parliament.

NEWS 27 February 2026

A reeling in the years of business and politics with Larry Goodman

A reeling in the years of business and politics with Larry Goodman

How Larry Goodman built his beef processing business is revisited in RTE documentary through a combination of historical images and present day analysis.

NEWS 27 February 2026

Quality assurance has higher market value

Quality assurance has higher market value

Even when it isn't reflected in farm gate price, quality assured product usually has a higher selling value in the market place

NEWS 27 February 2026

US beef exports down 12% in 2025

US beef exports down 12% in 2025

Trade difficulties with China and reduced cattle supply alongside strong domestic demand combine to reduce US beef exports in 2025.

NEWS 27 February 2026

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