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Trade deals come home to roost

Chicken has been a low-cost competitor for beef over decades. Greater access for beef imports through trade deals is a new challenge.

NEWS 13 May 2026

Trade deals come home to roost

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Beef Trends: beef numbers continue to tighten

Beef Trends: beef numbers continue to tighten

MARKETS 29 April 2026

Downward correction in EU beef prices – Commission

Downward correction in EU beef prices – Commission

NEWS 5 April 2026

Farm Tech Talk: input costs, beef markets and North Cork Creameries

Farm Tech Talk: input costs, beef markets and North Cork Creameries

Farm Tech Talk: input costs, beef markets and North Cork Creameries

PODCAST 3 April 2026

Next CAP has to reward the people doing the work – Gorman

Next CAP has to reward the people doing the work – Gorman

Next CAP has to reward the people doing the work – Gorman

NEWS 1 April 2026

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Editorial: factories ignoring farmers' issues

Editorial: factories ignoring farmers' issues

Without changes, winter finishing cattle will move outside the reach of many farms.

VIEWPOINTS 30 March 2026

Winter finishers left high and dry

Winter finishers left high and dry

Hannah Furlong reports from Monday night’s Irish Farmers Journal beef markets meeting in Laois.

MARKETS 30 March 2026

Beef Trends: quotes steady up after weeks of cuts

Beef Trends: quotes steady up after weeks of cuts

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest factory quotes for finished cattle.

MARKETS 30 March 2026

Watch: beef prices down 40c/kg since start of year

Watch: beef prices down 40c/kg since start of year

Bord Bia’s Joe Burke takes a look at the current state of the beef market and looks forward to the rest of 2026.

NEWS 30 March 2026

Over €8/kg needed for winter finishers to break even on young bulls - Teagasc

Over €8/kg needed for winter finishers to break even on young bulls - Teagasc

In the current market, a winter finisher with young bulls will lose an average margin of €512/head, according to estimated budgets from Teagasc.

NEWS 30 March 2026

Farmers can no longer be sold down the swanny on beef price - Gorman

Farmers can no longer be sold down the swanny on beef price - Gorman

"There’s no excuse for the prices we’ve taken for our beef," IFA president tells beef markets meeting in Laois.

NEWS 30 March 2026

Beef kill unlikely to pass out 2025 record – Bord Bia

Beef kill unlikely to pass out 2025 record – Bord Bia

Beef prices in 2025 were "unprecedented", Bord Bia's meat and livestock sector manager Joe Burke has said.

NEWS 30 March 2026

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New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

Irish dairy farmers will have the opportunity to see the latest technologies from New Zealand at an on-farm open day at Camcloon Dairy, Ballyfin, Co Laois, on Tuesday 19 May 2026 from 10am.

New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

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