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Beef
Friesian cattle account for 30% of cattle kill in 2023
Darren Carty
The Limousin breed, in second position, narrowly edged out the number of Aberdeen Angus-sired cattle slaughtered in Department of Agriculture-approved plants.
12 June 2024 Northern Ireland
Cattle forecast points to increase in supply
Industry forecasts show an increase in beef cattle standing on NI farms when compared to the previous year.
10 May 2024 News
Fall in beef price 'deliberate, targeted and geographic' - ICMSA
ICMSA livestock committee chair Michael O’Connell said that the Irish beef market was now quickly sliding into “a rigged game”.
25% of beef kill from controlled finishing units in Q1 2024
The number of cattle sourced from such farms was recorded at 115,000 head, representing an increase of 6,000 or 5.5% on the first three months in 2023.
5 May 2024 News
Beef kill continues to fall
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade.
20 March 2024 Markets
Fall in sucklers to continue – Teagasc boss
Suckler beef is going to remain the dominant enterprise in a large part of the country, albeit with some fall in numbers, Teagasc's Frank O'Mara has said.
14 February 2024 News
Dairy cow kill increases by 81,598 head since 2019
The increase in dairy cull cow throughput is not surprising given growth in the national dairy herd in recent years and pressure on margins in 2023.
9 February 2024 News