N.Ireland
Over 21,000 more calves registered in Northern Ireland so far this year
The total number of calves registered in Northern Ireland up until the end of July increased by over 21,000 compared to...
LMC
Beef
Imports of Northern Irish cattle remain at low levels
Imports of cattle from Northern Ireland for further production in the Republic recorded an increase during 2015 but remain a much...
Sheep
Imports of northern hoggets increase 34% in February due to stronger euro - LMC
The number of hoggets crossing the border for slaughter in Ireland has jumped by 34% in February of this year...
Beef
38% of Northern Irish steer carcasses fail to met retail spec - LMC
About 38% of the steers slaughtered in Northern Ireland this year do not meet the requirements of the retail specification,...
Beef
Beef farmers in Northern Ireland lose £2m due to over-age cattle - LMC
Beef farmers in Northern Ireland lost over £2m (€2.56m) in 2015 due to over-age animals, according to the Livestock and...
N.Ireland
Cow throughput in the North remains strong compared to Republic
Cow throughput at plants in Northern Ireland for the six week period ending February 20 stood at 11,289 head, the...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland should have its own halal processing facility for sheep - LMC
There would be merit in Northern Ireland having a standalone halal slaughter and processing facility for sheep, according to Livestock...
N.Ireland
Popularity of Angus and Hereford sires rise in Northern dairy herds - LMC
There was over 80,000 beef sired calves registered in Northern Ireland from dairy dams during the first 10 months of...
Beef
North's beef sired calf registrations up 10% (dairy registrations down 2.5%)
There was a 10% increase in beef sired calf registrations in Northern Ireland in September 2015 from September 2014 levels,...
Agri-Business
Director of Slaney Foods appointed to LMC
Gerry Maguire, Director of Slaney Foods, has been appointed to the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) by the North’s Minister...
Sheep
Imports of Northern lamb for slaughter up 4% on 2014
During the 12 weeks ending September 19, 2015 a total of 72,481 lambs were imported from Northern Ireland for direct...
Beef
UK cattle prices falling, Ireland still in fifth on league table
Ireland remains in fifth place on the EU deadweight cattle prices league table, latest figures from the Livestock and Meat...
Beef
UK beef exports fall by 11% - LMC
UK beef exports have fallen by 11% in 2015, reports the LMC (Livestock and Meat Commission of Northern Ireland). There...
Beef
Dairy cull up 7% in Northern Ireland - LMC
The Northern Irish cow kill is 46% higher this week than the corresponding week last year reports the Livestock and...
Beef
€327 differential between Irish and UK beef
The price differential between Ireland’s and Northern Ireland’s beef has now increased to 50p/kg or 71c/kg, while the UK beef...
Beef
UK beef sales fall over three-month period, lamb down 1% - LMC
Retail beef sales in the UK for the 12 weeks ending May 24, 2015 were down 1.4% compared to the...
Sheep
Sheep imports down 50% - impact of labelling rules and exchange rates
Imports of live sheep to Ireland have fallen by more than half in the first four months of 2015, according to the...
Beef
North/South heifer price gap continues to narrow
Last week the beef heifer price differential between Northern Ireland and the Republic narrowed to 35.5c/kg, the latest Livestock and...
