Organisation: Newgrange Meats

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Strong demand beefs up factory prices
Marts: The average price for beef showed a gain of 2.5p/lb at the factories last week, with increases of up to 4p/lb paid for cattle at individual plants in a push to get stronger supplies.

Thu, 01 Dec, 2005

Average prices remain stable at marts
Marts: Average prices at the factories have remained stable for the second consecutive week with neither the processors nor producers prepared to concede to a cent more or less for beef.

Thu, 28 Apr, 2005

Increase in beef prices tapers off
Marts: The rise in beef prices at the factories has tapered off for all grades, with average prices paid over the past week showing the first marginal decline in several weeks.

Thu, 17 Mar, 2005

Supply tightening boosts beef price
BEEF prices increased by an average of 3 cents/kg (1p/lb) after producers tightened supplies of cattle to the processors last week, reversing fears of weakening prices as factories’ supplies built up.

Thu, 17 Feb, 2005

Supply shrinks due to retention for last of SBP
CATTLE supplies remained very tight this week, increasing the pressure on factories to pay stronger prices to get sufficient stock.

Thu, 17 Feb, 2005

Job fears after major meat contract lost

Fears were growing today for hundreds of jobs at a Northern Ireland meat processing company as management began consulting its staff about their future today.

Mon, 10 Jan, 2005

Co-operation or competition
Stephen Cadogan

Thu, 25 Nov, 2004

Factories pay average of 1p/lb more for beef
Marts: Beef prices paid by the factories improved by an average of 1p/lb last week, an increase of more than 1.5p/lb recorded at individual factories for both bullocks and heifers.

Thu, 18 Nov, 2004

Early 2003 born stock boost supply
THERE has been a turnaround in the supply situation for cattle to the factories this week, as a result of which the slight improvement in prices has stalled.

Thu, 18 Nov, 2004

Don’t hold older steers
SUPPLIES of under 30 months cattle are continuing to tighten this week, but there is no such problem for the factories in securing over 30 months animals, with some processors getting more of these than they would welcome.

Thu, 28 Oct, 2004

Job cuts still possible

DUNGANNON MEATS have not ruled out further job losses among more than 1,000 employed at its plants in the UK and Ireland, after losing an order to supply 40% of the packaged beef requirements of the J Sainsbury supermarket chain in the UK.

Thu, 28 Oct, 2004

Bullock prices continue to decline

Marts: Fewer factories paid over 94p/lb for R3 bullocks while most of the factories maintained the price for O grade bullocks over 90p/lb for last week’s kill with overall average prices continuing a gradual decline.

Thu, 02 Sep, 2004

Processors test cattle farmer resilience
IT has been a testing week on the market for cattle farmers, with the change in the weather putting pressure on to sell finished cattle and ease stocking levels, and factories fighting shy of showing their hand on prices, and testing the resilience of sellers.

Thu, 26 Aug, 2004

Farmers to protest outside factory
Marts: The heavy weekend rain brought out large supplies of cattle to the factories yesterday, leading to pressure on prices, which has drawn the wrath of producers.

Tue, 24 Aug, 2004

Same prices paid for O grade cattle

The psychological barrier of 90p/lb for O grade cattle is continuing for producers supplying the factories as a base price, which has steadied the trade for the second consecutive week.

Tue, 17 Aug, 2004

Factory beef price gains wiped out
FACTORY beef prices are falling at double the rate they increased, with returns showing gains over almost two months being wiped out over the past three weeks.

Thu, 22 Jul, 2004

Cull trade hit hardest as prices ease
A SLIGHT easing in beef prices at the factories this week ended a record run for cattle farmers.

Thu, 15 Jul, 2004

Spiral in beef prices slowing down
Martin Ryan

Thu, 27 May, 2004

Prices improve for R3 bullocks
Marts: Thirteen factories paid an average of 99p/lb or better for their supply of R3 bullocks last week, of which three topped the 100p/lb, as prices overall improved by a further 0.5p/lb.

Thu, 20 May, 2004

Beef prices remain firm at factories
BEEF prices have continued a very firm tone at the factories this week with all prices holding, and some processors adding a little to their quotes as the trade becomes ever closer to a benchmark norm of 100p/lb for R grade.

Thu, 13 May, 2004

Beef prices continue upward spiral
Marts: Beef prices have continued the upward spiral adding a further 3 cents/kg (1p/lb) to pay a top price of 102p/lb for R3 grade bullocks last week.

Thu, 22 Apr, 2004

Up to 99 as factories vie for supply
THE beef trade is turning into a sellers’ market, approaching the best that farmers have experienced since the mid nineties, as prices at the factories continue to harden.

Thu, 01 Apr, 2004

Beef prices fall for second week
Marts: Beef prices at the factories have fallen for the second consecutive week, the official farmer pay sheet returns for last week have confirmed.

Wed, 17 Mar, 2004

Increases depend on factory location as prices for beef harden

Marts: There was a slightly harder tone to the prices at the factories for beef last week, but the margin of increased return was selective and light, very much dependent on location.

Thu, 29 Jan, 2004

Factory beef prices up by 2p/lb
Marts: There was a strong rise in beef prices at the factories last week, during which some processors paid up to 2.5p/lb more for R grade animals.

Thu, 04 Dec, 2003

Prices’ soft landing continues
BEEF prices at the factories are continuing a pattern of soft landings with a further slight easing in returns to producers this past week.

Thu, 04 Sep, 2003

Bullock prices easing slightly
Marts - The average price for heifers was 3 cents/kg (1p/lb) ahead of bullocks at the factories last week as bullock prices eased back very slightly compared to the previous week.

Thu, 31 Jul, 2003

Marginal drop in price of bullocks
Marts: Producers’ pay-sheet prices at the factories for last week show the drop in quoted prices was only marginally reflected in the actual prices paid for bullocks.

Thu, 24 Apr, 2003

Slight slippage in factory prices

THERE was further slight slippage in the prices paid by factories to producers for beef last week with the averages down by around 0.5p/lb to 1p/lb and the fall registering across the scale of grades and factories from the highest paying to the weakest payers.

Thu, 27 Mar, 2003

Factories forced to pay over quoted prices for beef
FACTORIES paid over the quoted prices for beef to get sufficient supplies last week as producers engaged in hard dealing with fewer cattle.

Thu, 16 Jan, 2003

Beef prices remaining steady at the factories
FOR THE second consecutive week, beef prices at the factories remained steady last week, with the overall averages of prices paid to producers almost identical to the officially quoted factory prices for cattle the week.

Thu, 05 Sep, 2002

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