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Strong supplies continuing to impact beef trade
The beef trade continues to be underpinned by strong supply and pressure on prices. This is according to Bord Bia’s latest market update which also notes that the trade remained mixed across our key...
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China’s thirst for imported UHT milk grows
China’s imports of UHT milk have soared over the last three years, increasing from 40,000 tonnes in 2011 to over 184,000 tonnes last year. According James O’Donnell, Asia Director with Bord Bia these...
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All roads lead to Grange on Wednesday
Preparations are almost complete for the major beef event of the year, the Teagasc Grange Open Day, which takes place on Wednesday in Co. Meath. Visitors on the day will get to meet Teagasc beef...
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Coveney must secure butterfat deal today – ICMSA
The Deputy President of ICMSA, Mr Pat McCormack, has said that he expects the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney, to raise the issue of a butterfat adjustment to the current...
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Beef processors at Grange to answer farmer questions
Four beef processing companies will be exhibiting within the Meat Market Information Village at Grange on Wednesday: ABP; Dawn Meats; Kepak; and and Slaney Foods, according to Bord Bia. Representatives...
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Global milk markets continued to slide in May
According to DairyCo, global wholesale milk markets moved down further in May as milk production in the Northern Hemisphere reached its peak, and deliveries on the whole performed well in relation to...
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Butterfat deal is only part of the quota challenge
ICOS Dairy Policy Executive T J Flanagan has told Agriland that today’s decision in Brussels to either grant – or not grant – Ireland’s request for a milk quota butterfat adjustment is all about...
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Clover on the agenda at Beef 2014
Clover will be a key topic in the Grassland Village at Beef 2014. Teagasc grass management experts Paul Phelan and James Humphries will be there on the day covering the key issues in relation to clover...
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Grazing grass to the right height
Grazing and grass management will be a key part in the Teagasc Beef Open Day tomorrow. Teagasc advisor Ned Heffernan says farmers will be taken through a selection of sites which have been grazed to...
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UK government to call beef summit
The UK government is calling a beef summit to discuss the long-term sustainability of the industry. It comes in the wake of the Irish Beef Summit and will call together stakeholders across the sector....
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No EU agreement on butterfat correction
Agricultural ministers last night failed to agree on changes to the proposed butterfat adjustment. Speaking at a press conference after the discussion, the European Agriculture Commissioner Dacian...
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Minister ‘sleep walking through beef crisis’– IFA
The IFA has accused the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine of ‘sleeping walking’ through the beef crisis and called on the Minster to refocus on his portfolio. In a ‘surprise’ protest...
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Reasons behind Russian ban ‘unclear’
The reasons behind the Russian ban on Irish offal and restrictions of other foods remain unclear, according to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The Department says it is engaging...
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IFA protest a meagre attempt to represent farmers
If the best the IFA can do to help beef farmers is to stage a ‘surprise’ protest of 50 or so farmers on the door of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, then it should hand back its...
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Tesco confirms ’20 days final residency’ for cattle is OK
Senior executives of Tesco UK have confirmed to ICOS that Tesco’s final farm residency requirement for cattle prior to going to slaughter in meat factories is 20 days of continuous residency on the...
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There is light at the end of the beef tunnel – Bord Bia
There is light at the end of the beef tunnel, according to Bord Bía at today’s Beef 2014 event at Teagasc Grange. “Supply and demand are the factors determining farmgate prices at the present time,”...
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Beef is a numbers’ game – Downey
IFA President Eddie Downey has told Agriland that he concurs with the views expressed by Bord Bía at Beef 2014 that Irish cattle prices may well improve later in the year. “Beef is a numbers’ game,” he...
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Northern Minister’s focus on beef crisis welcomed
Sinn Féin MLA and spokesperson on agriculture Oliver McMullan has said he welcomes the focus being placed by the North’s Farm Minister, Michelle O’Neill, to address the current low prices that beef...
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Is Irish beef regarded as ‘filler’ by UK supermarkets?
There was uproar at yesterday’s Beef Forum, held as part of the Teagasc Beef 2014 event at Grange, when a representative from Larry Goodman’s ABP referred to Irish beef being used as a ‘filler’ by UK...
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Irish beef factory prices – regional differences evident across all categories
Agriland’s weekly beef export factory price report for the week ending June 15, 2014, shows a number of trends. Steers – On a grade-by-grade basis, above average prices are largely noted in plants in...
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