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Fall in beef price 'deliberate, targeted and geographic' - ICMSA
Rachel Donovan
ICMSA livestock committee chair Michael O’Connell said that the Irish beef market was now quickly sliding into “a rigged game”.
5 May 2024 News
25% of beef kill from controlled finishing units in Q1 2024
The number of cattle sourced from such farms was recorded at 115,000 head, representing an increase of 6,000 or 5.5% on the first three months in 2023.
20 March 2024 Markets
Beef kill continues to fall
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade.
Fall in sucklers to continue – Teagasc boss
Suckler beef is going to remain the dominant enterprise in a large part of the country, albeit with some fall in numbers, Teagasc's Frank O'Mara has said.
14 February 2024 News
Dairy cow kill increases by 81,598 head since 2019
The increase in dairy cull cow throughput is not surprising given growth in the national dairy herd in recent years and pressure on margins in 2023.
9 February 2024 News
43,000 cattle drafted from controlled finishing units in November
A total of 378,500 head have been drafted from controlled finishing units in 2023, which equates to almost 23% of throughput for the year to date.
28 December 2023 News
Significant drop in annual beef kill
There has been a marked drop in the number of cattle processed in 2023 at NI factories, but more sheep have been processed.
29 November 2023 Northern Ireland