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Selling live or finish out of the shed? Doing up the sums

Where farmers have forward stores and are considering the merits of finishing animals, doing a budget is recommended.

29 January 2025 NORTHERN IRELAND

As much as €275/head difference between top and bottom paying factory in 2024

Each year the Irish Farmers Journal analyses the combined performance of the three largest factory groups across each category.

29 January 2025 NEWS
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NI Trends: prime cattle prices drive above 550p/kg; hogget quotes wobble

Prime cattle prices keep edging up, while factories have made attempts to cut hogget prices in Northern Ireland.

22 January 2025 MARKETS
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Beef continues to set weekly record highs

Prime cattle prices in NI are running more than 60p/kg above the equivalent week in January 2024.

22 January 2025 NORTHERN IRELAND
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In pictures: Flying trade for fat cattle in Ballymena

Buying demand for fat cattle has never been stronger with a bumper trade at the weekly sale in Ballymena Mart. Kieran Mailey reports

22 January 2025 NORTHERN IRELAND
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NI Trends: cattle prices continue to rise; live trade sets pace on hoggets

The beef trade continues to see prices rising week on week, while hogget prices are also moving upwards.

15 January 2025 MARKETS
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Finished cattle prices still on upward curve

The beef trade has seen further increases in factory prices this week, as well as the live trade, while hoggets are also edging upwards in value.

15 January 2025 NORTHERN IRELAND
10 January 2025 NEWS
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Beef sales firm despite 7% hike in cattle prices

But market analysts cautioned that consumers’ shift away from expensive premium beef cuts, both at home and abroad, shows that retail meat sales remain extremely price sensitive.

8 January 2025 NEWS