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Calf numbers rise as exports kick on
Tommy Moyles
Calf numbers appear to be increasing at marts throughout the country at a time when they usually begin to decline. This combined with an increase in calf exports is keeping a solid floor on trade.
27 March 2024 Markets
Calf prices: numbers up 12% over the last week as trade stays steady
The number of calves traded in marts this week was up over 10% compared with last week and is running ahead of the same time last year.
27 March 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: stronger calf sells well in Cashel
Trade was solid in Cashel at the Tipperary mart's weekly calf sale on Saturday, with over 400 calves sold.
In pictures: almost 2,100 calves in Bandon again this week
Numbers held well and trade had a slight improvement compared with last week at the calf sale in the west Cork venue.
25 March 2024 Markets
Calf prices: moving boats lift most prices despite supply increase.
Most calf prices took a turn for the better over the last week as across most categories prices rose. Reduced supply seems to be benefiting the Friesian trade especially.
20 March 2024 Markets
Sluggish start to calf exports for 2024
Weather was just one of a number fo factors impacting calf exports for the first 10 weeks of 2024 .
20 March 2024 News
In pictures: Almost 2,100 calves in Bandon calf sale
Tommy Moyles reports from a busy bank holiday sale in Bandon this week as the number of calves exceeds 2,000 for the first time this year.
18 March 2024 Markets
No demand for lighter beef cross calves
Lighter beef cross calves, those under 50kg, are meeting a challenging marketplace at the moment, as buyer appetite doesn't appear to be there for them.
13 March 2024 News
Camera at the Mart: marked improvement in Carnew calf trade
The calf trade at Carnew was a bit brighter at last week's sale compared with recent weeks, as calmer weather meant exporters got calves moving. This resulted in an improved trade at the Wicklow mart.
13 March 2024 Markets
My Farming Week:Proinnsias Ó Críodáin, Cluain Droichid, Maghchromtha, Co Chorcaí
For Seachtain na Gaeilge, Tommy Moyles speaks to Cork dairy calf to beef farmer Proinnsias Ó Críodáin as Gaeilge.
13 March 2024 News
Dairy beef on the edge
The value of good farm infrastructure was on display at the DairyBeef 500 farm walk near Union Hall in west Cork recently. Stock have had almost three weeks at grass in February. Tommy Moyles reports.
13 March 2024 Grass & feeding
Calf prices: Friesian bull calf prices stabilise as weather settles
Beef calf numbers are increasing, while, after weather upset trade for a few weeks, prices for Friesian bull calves settled as exporters were able to move on calves.
13 March 2024 Markets