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Red-hot market sees farmers reel in cattle purchases
Declan O’Brien
With exporters and Northern Irish buyers pushing mart prices to record levels, many farmers have had to cut cattle purchases this spring.
12 March 2025 Markets
Martbids Database: cull cows up €300/head in three weeks
Adam Woods has the latest in this week’s mart trade, including what’s happening in the country’s marts.
12 March 2025 Markets
Camera at the Mart: Gort Mart sees heifers average €4.70/kg
The spring show and sale saw high-quality stock on offer in Gort Mart’s Thursday evening sale, with equally high prices.
Camera at the Mart: big demand for dairy beef in Carnaross Mart
Adam Woods report’s from Tuesday evening’s weanling sale in Carnaross Mart, Co Meath.
5 March 2025 Markets
Store cattle in high demand at Dungannon
David Clarke reports from the weekly cattle sale held at Dungannon Farmers Mart.
5 March 2025 Northern Ireland
Positivity in suckler circles
Adam Woods previews what’s inside this week’s special suckler focus.
5 March 2025 Markets
Is there a future farming marginal land?
Adam Woods takes a look at the plans on rewetting and what that means for small drystock farms in the north west of the country.
5 March 2025 Management
Livestock exports hit by storm and strike this month
Both Irish Ferries and Stena Line confirmed that a number of ferry sailings were cancelled lately due to poor weather and strike action by dockers in France.
26 February 2025 News
Camera at the Mart: huge demand for heavy beef in Enniscorthy
Adam Woods reports from Enniscorthy Mart’s special show and sale of cattle, which took place on Tuesday this week.
26 February 2025 Markets
Weanlings up £1/kg at NI livestock marts
Data compiled by the LMC confirms that prices for weanlings in marts across Northern Ireland are running £1/kg of this time last year.
19 February 2025 Northern Ireland
Outstanding trade for cattle in Omagh
David Clarke reports on the cattle trade in Omagh Mart on Monday 10 February 2025.
19 February 2025 Northern Ireland
A 99% clearance rate recorded in Tuam
Such was the high demand and strong prices paid, only three animals went unsold on the day.
19 February 2025 Markets