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Store heifers and steers fall by €20-30/head
Store cattle prices have fallen by €20/head last week as a result of the poorer weather and the reduced factory...
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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...
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Australian shipments drive up beef imports in Japan
Shipments from Australia have driven Japanese beef imports up in the second quarter (Q2) of 2015, AHDB, the organisation for...
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China's beef demand to grow by 2.2m tonnes by 2025 - Rabobank
China’s beef demand is to grow by 2.2m tonnes by 2025 according to Rabobank, which says that Chinese investors will...
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Factories looking for more and more Angus beef cattle
The popularity of Angus beef on consumer shelves has led to factory demand for the breed increase hugely in recent...
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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...
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Vet confirms that lungworms can create pneumonia problems in young cattle
Young cattle showing symptoms of pneumonia at the present time may well have a background lungworm problem, according to Anselm...
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Why the UK/Irish beef price gap is back at 85c/kg
One of the most talked about drivers of the beef trade in Ireland in recent months has been the impact...
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China's beef imports up 17%, sheep imports down a quarter
Chinese imports of beef are up 17% to 184,000t compared to the same period in 2014, AHDB, the organisation for...
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€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...
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Global demand to drive Australian beef exports to record high
Unprecedented global demand is expected to drive Australian beef and veal exports to a new record high by the end...
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Under 30mth spec here to stay - Beef processors
Meat Industry Ireland (MII) welcomed what it called ‘the good progress’ made on key issues by the parties to the...
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The Cork farmer driving a beef farm in a different direction
A Co. Cork farmer has converted 3 acres of her beef farm into a driving academy which includes roundabouts and traffic...
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How to identify Redwater and ways to prevent the disease
Redwater is a life-threatening disease of cattle caused by a parasite called Babesia divergens and the parasite is transmitted by ticks, Animal...
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EU to become more dependent on dairy beef
The EU is set to become more dependent on beef sourced from the dairy herd. The European beef herd is...
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Irish exports of beef to UK back 350t in May
Irish exports of beef and veal to the UK in May 2015 were back 350t on the previous May (2014) after...
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Pics: A selection of photos from Cow Appreciation Day
Cow Appreciation Day was trending today (July 14) on Twitter and we’ve chosen a selection of the many pictures of...
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'Hoose problems on the horizon once the weather breaks'
Dairy and beef farmers should be on the lookout for quite an intense period of lungworm infection (hoose) once the current...
