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UK prime cattle slaughterings down 8% from 2014
UK prime cattle slaughterings in May 2015 were down 8% from last year to 143,800 head, a fall of 12,100...
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Beef kill falls again (down 36,000 head year to date)
Supplies of cattle to the countries’ export meat plants continues to be lower than last year with some 36,000 less...
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Beef calf births 2% higher this year
Over 649,000 beef calves have been born so far this year, according to latest figures from the ICBF. Beef calf...
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Argentinian beef exports to EU up 13%
Argentinian beef exports to the European Union (EU) are up 13% to 8,000t from the same time last year, according...
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Prime cattle supplies tighten in Northern Ireland
The deadweight cattle trade has steadied in Northern Ireland with base quotes rising on the back of tighter supplies, according...
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Prime cattle supplies tighten in Northern Ireland
The deadweight cattle trade has steadied in Northern Ireland with base quotes rising on the back of tighter supplies, according...
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Northern farmers to tackle meat processors on poor returns
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has begun a series of meetings with meat processors Topping the agenda is concern amongst farmers...
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Store cattle trade booming in the UK
Much like here in Ireland store cattle values in England and Wales have been remarkably firm in the first few...
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Beef kill to date down 4% on 2014
The national beef kill continues to fall with throughput currently some 4% lower since the start of the year compared...
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Strong demand and tight supplies good news for cattle prices
The cattle trade remains strong on the back of continued good demand coupled with tight supplies, according to Bord Bia’s...
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UK prime cattle supplies expected to be tighter over next six months
Prime cattle supplies in the UK are expected to be tighter over next six months according to Quality Meat Scotland...
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'Once a Charolais calf gets up, you know that nothing can beat it for growth rates and weight'
The new Beef Data and Genomics Programme aims to dramatically improve maternal traits in the national herd over the next...
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Gap widens in UK between farmgate and retail price for beef
UK beef producers received a smaller share of the average retail price in May than they did in January of...
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Wire in gut one of the main causes of suckler cow deaths in the UK
Post-mortem results for in the UK shows that wire in the gut is one of the main causes of suckler...
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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...
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Tightening finished cattle supplies sees beef kill down 15%
The national beef kill fell 15% last week on the same week last year as the anticipated tightening in Irish...
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'Cattle supplies very tight this week' (kill down 8% last week)
Supplies of finished cattle to beef factories are set to be very tight this week, according to the IFA’s latest...
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Weak euro sees 35% rise in prime cattle moving North
The continued weakness of the value of the euro relative to Sterling has continued to support an increase the number...
