Beef
Call for flat-rate beef payments option to be explored
Calls have been made that the option of flat-rate payments for stock at the various grades must be explored at...
Beef Prices
Beef
Northern Ireland cattle supplies to remain tight in 2015
It is likely that cattle supplies in Northern Ireland will remain tight in 2015, according to the Livestock and Meat...
Beef
Retailer specifications drives reduced young bull kill in Northern Ireland
The young bull kill fell significantly in 2014 in Northern Ireland due to changes in the market whereby the value...
Beef
UK beef farmers warned of strong Irish competition in 2015
UK beef farmers have been warned of strong competition from lower-priced Irish beef imports in 2015 according to a report...
Beef
Latest UK cattle herd statistics confirm tighter supplies in 2015
Latest revisions to the final livestock population statistics in the UK for June confirm that supplies of beef cattle are likely to...
Beef
Mince the only beef product not to rise in price in the UK in 2014
Mince was the only beef product in the UK not to record an increase in price this year, according to...
Beef
Finished cattle in Northern Ireland make €170 more than southern
A gap of €170 per head exists between equivalent cattle prices in Northern Ireland and the Republic, according to latest figures from...
Beef
ABP tells British beef farmers to get used to volatility
Managing volatility is something beef farmers must get used to, according to ABP Manager in the UK Stuart Roberts. Group...
N.Ireland
Suckler cow numbers tumble in Northern Ireland
A significant reduction in the number of suckler cows has been identified in the final results of the June 2014...
Beef
Three countries account for 90% of Chinese beef imports
In the first nine months of this year beef imports into China increased by 14%, compared with the same period...
Opinion
UK beef industry relationships preferable to Irish
There are important differences between farm-level responses to disappointing prime beef cattle prices in the UK and Republic of Ireland...
Beef
'Protests impact on supply of fresh beef to important customers'
Beef processing plants have had a further two days of blockades and business disruption and according to meat processor representatives...
Beef
UK fears poor Irish beef prices could impact British market
There s some risk that the widening price differential between UK and Irish beef prices could impact the British market...
Beef
Prospects of a firmer UK beef market next year
The latest AHDB/EBLEX forecasts for beef and veal indicate that 2015 will be a year of lower cattle availability and...
Beef
82c/kg beef price gap North and South
While the differential in R3 steer prices between Northern Ireland and the Britain average has narrowed in recent weeks the differential between...
Beef
Northern plants heavily discounting dairy-beef cattle
Some meat processing plants in Northern Ireland are said to be heavily discounting dairy origin cattle. According to Ulster Farmers’...
Beef
UK prime cattle numbers to fall as suckler herd plummets
The current reduction in the numbers of prime cattle in the UK is likely to continue according to a recent...
Beef
UK consumers spend more on beef
The latest red meat consumer data from Kantar has indicated a 7.5% increase in consumer spend on beef in the...
