Beef
Post-mortem results for beef calves showed that the majority of deaths were inconclusive, while wire in the gut kills a lot of cows a study by Eblex has shown
Sheep
Irish sheepmeat exports have increased by 1% from this time last year, according to Eblex, the organisation for the English beef and sheep industry says.
World News
In the first three months of 2015 beef exports from Brazil fell almost a quarter on 2014 levels to 232,000 tonnes, according to EBLEX.
Agri-Business
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has revised its expectations for the global beef and veal sector, forecasting exports to be up by 3%.
N.Ireland
New research funded by EBLEX into the genetics of ewe longevity could benefit the sheep industry on...
New research into the genetics of ewe longevity could benefit the sheep industry
In the first nine months of this year beef imports into China increased by 14%, compared with the same period in 2013 to 238,800 tonnes according to EBLEX.
UK beef and lamb processors have been gearing up for inspections that could allow them export to the US.
China has reopened its doors to Brazilian beef, after being out of the market for the past two years.
UK beef prices should firm up next year amid tighter supplies, according to the latest forecasts from EBLEX
There s some risk that the widening price differential between UK and Irish beef prices could impact the British market according to EBLEX an organisation for UK livestock farmers.
The latest AHDB/EBLEX forecasts for beef and veal indicate that 2015 will be a year of lower cattle availability and reduced production.
The current reduction in the numbers of prime cattle in the UK is likely to continue according to a recent analysis of the composition of the UK cattle herd by EBLEX.
Brazilian beef and veal exports in the first nine months of this year were up by 8% on the same period in 2013 to 916,000 tonnes worth over €3.1 billion according to EBLEX.
Latest figures show that the dairy herd in Scotland is on the increase while the opposite is the case for the country's suckler herd according to EBLEX.
EBLEX’s efforts to help average-performing producers bridge the gap to become top producers through its £3.1 million investment in research and development and knowledge transfer, could be worth £217 million to the English beef and sheep industry.
Irish beef exports to France are up 7% so far this year compared to 2013 according to EBLEX
Imports of sheep meat into the European Union as a whole were down 2% on the year in the first six months of 2014 at 97,400 tonnes.
Strong demand for New Zealand beef from both the US and China is likely to continue into 2015.
There has been strong volume growth in beef in the UK over the last 12 weeks, driven by mince beef according to new research.
Opinion
British beef journalist Robert Forster looks at why Irish cattle are not in demand in the UK.
While the latest food price index from the UN Food & Agriculture Organisation for August fell for the fifth consecutive month however, meat prices continued their upwards trajectory.
Dairy
The May 2014 census results for the Netherlands indicate that total cattle numbers were up 2%, compared with a year earlier according to EBLEX.
