Beef
Brazil beef exports worth over €3.1 billion this year
Brazilian beef and veal exports in the first nine months of this year were up by 8% on the same...
Beef Prices
Beef
'Producer groups key to negotiating price with processors'
The Minister firmly nailed his colours to the producer group’s mast when speaking to the press at a recent trade...
Agri-Business
Brazil's feedlot capacity forecast to double
Brazil is set to step up the rapid intensification of its beef production sector over the next 10 years, according...
Opinion
Global beef demand has begun to run ahead of world supply
It is accepted that suckled beef production is vulnerable at EU and world level, even though trans-global consumption, which is...
Beef
Ease of calving vital for Northern Angus producer
Calving ease is one of the key reasons why the Greer family from Ballyclare in Antrim chose to keep an...
Beef
Record cattle numbers head North for slaughter
Exports of prime cattle to Northern Ireland for direct slaughter last week were the highest for the year to date at...
Beef
Dairy herd restocking brings more beef to EU market
After three years of continuous decline, the EU beef production is likely to increase in 2014 by more than 110...
Beef
World beef supply in a tightening phase, pushing prices higher
Rabobank’s Beef Quarterly Q3 reports that global beef supply is in a tightening phase, with most key producing and export...
Opinion
Drystock farmers should focus on what they can control
The profitability or otherwise of drystock farming in Ireland has rarely been out of the news of late. I always...
Beef
Beef exports to France up 7%
Despite French beef imports falling 3% on the year, largely on the back of lower volumes from the Netherlands and...
Beef
Autumn beef management tips
October sees the fall of leaves. It’s time to start closing fields, preparing land and livestock for the winter. Scanning –...
Beef
Ulster farmers label meeting with Tesco a “mixed bag”
Following a meeting with representatives from Tesco to discuss a range of issues including: the crisis situation facing Northern Ireland’s...
Beef
Strong demand for New Zealand beef into 2015
Strong demand for New Zealand beef from both the US and China is likely to continue into 2015. Following a...
Beef
UK consumers switching to cheaper beef cuts
There has been strong volume growth in beef in the UK over the last 12 weeks, driven by minced beef according...
Beef
Brazilian meat processors can't get enough cattle
JBS director Jerry O’ Callaghan told ASA conference delegates that the biggest challenges facing his company is that of procuring...
Beef
Dawn says 'spec' changes well flagged to farmers
Dawn Meats’ CEO Niall Browne has told Agriland that his company has never felt the need to question any of...
Opinion
Reward for delivering in-spec cattle is abundantly obvious
The mystery of how British prime cattle prices rose by 4p-5p last week (w/e September 6) despite a 12% increase...
Beef
Tired of the beef sector? Could contract heifer rearing work for you?
As we are facing into a new era post quota abolition Teagasc says contract rearing will become more widely practised...
