FJ Beef

Adam Woods takes a look at this week’s mart trade and what’s happening in the country’s marts. eu1.hubs.ly/H0sRdM50

After outperforming the benchmark price for several months, Irish factory prices now lag behind what is being paid to farmers in our main export markets. eu1.hubs.ly/H0sR76X0

The Government needs to introduce a new fund which will pay farmers and landowners to restore nature, an independent report has recommended. eu1.hubs.ly/H0sQ1qv0

Winter finishers are now staring at losses of between €300-€500/head with quotes dropping weekly.

Mart managers are reporting that calf numbers are peaking and this increased supply is resulting in an easing of calf prices across the board. eu1.hubs.ly/H0sQ1kS0

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"Three weeks ago I killed a batch of cattle and then sent another group to the factory last week. In the short space of time between those two drafts the beef price had dropped by around 20c/kg," writes James Strain. eu1.hubs.ly/H0sHG-m0

Check out the calf trade in Kilkenny on Monday. eu1.hubs.ly/H0sHHrV0

US farmers paid over $34bn to rent 348m acres of land in 2024, with the average rental price just shy of $100/ac. eu1.hubs.ly/H0sHF_S0

Almost 54,000 farmers are currently enrolled in tranches one and two of the ACRES scheme. eu1.hubs.ly/H0sHHvG0

The sale set a new record average at a Limousin Society sale in Ireland. eu1.hubs.ly/H0sHHdV0

I see frogspawn in the shallow pond which is always a sign that it is warming up and time to be out with fertiliser. eu1.hubs.ly/H0sHsks0

Democrats in the US senate want to break up the meat-processing structure, which is dominated by large players, but their logic is challenged by the industry. eu1.hubs.ly/H0sF13V0

Martin Merrick discusses preparing cows for breeding regarding BCS and vaccinations, handling new stock bulls and doing the sums on dairy beef. eu1.hubs.ly/H0sD-9t0

Live exports have dropped by over 50% in the first two months of 2026. eu1.hubs.ly/H0sDzVW0

Factories have dropped beef quotes for the third week in a row. eu1.hubs.ly/H0sDzNQ0

Both ICSA and IFA have said the increase in compensation rates need to go further. eu1.hubs.ly/H0sBVhg0

Thursday’s cattle and calf sales at Templemore Mart has been cancelled. eu1.hubs.ly/H0sBkCv0

A motion to revoke a dairy farmer's bail is to be before the courts in two weeks. eu1.hubs.ly/H0syZFv0