Organisation: Newgrange

Solstice phenomenon broadcast on internet

The winter solstice at the Newgrange passage tomb in Co Meath is being broadcast live on the internet for the first time today to mark the 40th anniversary of the discovery of the phenomenon.

Fri, 21 Dec, 2007

Heifer prices up by 4c/kg

Marts: Heifer prices increased by an average of 4c/kg (1.3p/lb) at the factories over the past week.

Thu, 06 Dec, 2007

Analysis highlights price margin difference

THREE-MONTH analysis of the prices paid to farmers for beef animals shows that the margin of difference between factories for R4L bullocks was less than half of that for R4L heifers around the country.

Thu, 19 Apr, 2007

Market recovery beefs up prices

Marts: Beef prices have made further gains to maintain parity with last year for bullocks and edge slightly higher than 2006 for heifers as the recovery of the market continues.

Thu, 05 Apr, 2007

High supply keeps prices down

Beef prices were cut by an average of 1-3c/kg at the factories as the supply of cattle to the processing plants remained high at over 40,000 head slaughtered last week.

Thu, 07 Dec, 2006

No change in upward trend

Marts: The overall trend in beef prices continued upwards at the factories with further gains of just under 2 cent/kg in the average for R4L bullocks for last week which brought the average paid to just over 105p/lb.

Thu, 12 Oct, 2006

Supply increase hurts beef prices

BEEF prices at the factories have come under increasing downward pressure with a further rise in the supply of cattle making the task easier for the processors.

Thu, 06 Jul, 2006

Bullock prices reflect tight supply

Marts: Euro Farm Foods took over the lead on prices for R grade bullocks in last week’s kill as the supply of cattle to the factories tightened further.

Thu, 15 Jun, 2006

More factories cut beef prices

The underlying trend in beef prices at the factories showed further weakening in farmer pay sheet returns last week, although producer resistance is limiting the scale of price decline.

Thu, 25 May, 2006

Beef price rise is stalling

Marts: While a few factories increased prices for R4L bullocks by almost 3 cents/kg (1p/lb), one-in-three factories paid lower returns or maintained the previous weeks level as processors reacted to the rising trend last week.

Thu, 11 May, 2006

Increase in supply fails to halt price rise

MARTS: A further increase in cattle supplies failed to halt the gradual upward movement in prices at the factories last week underlining the current strength of the market for beef.

Thu, 06 Apr, 2006

Every day will be April 1 if all our assets go to the highest bidder

LAST Saturday was April 1, a fact I temporarily failed to take into account.

Tue, 04 Apr, 2006

Processors resist higher beef prices

Marts: Resistance to higher prices by beef processors has tightened, with returns showing two of the largest beef groups in the country paid less than the national average for last week’s intake of R4L bullocks.

Thu, 23 Mar, 2006

Beef price growth slows to a trickle

Marts: The upward trend in beef prices slowed to a trickle, despite a tightening in the supply of cattle to the factories last week, indicating resistance by the processors to the upward spiral in return to producers.

Thu, 02 Mar, 2006

Beef groups pay 1p/lb more

Marts: The improvement in beef prices at the factories is continuing, with the major processing groups paying increases above average for cattle over the past week.

Thu, 23 Feb, 2006

Beef prices keep rising at factories

Marts: Continued hardening in beef prices at the factories has been confirmed in the analysis of farmer pay-sheet returns for last week, which show improvements of 1-3 cents/kg (up to 1p/lb) in the prices paid for cattle.

Thu, 16 Feb, 2006

Bullock supply drops 1,000 head

MARTS: THERE was no change in the average price paid by factories for cattle last week, which in general returned 6c/kg (2p/lb) above the quoted prices to producers.

Thu, 09 Feb, 2006

Beef price rises despite supply hike

Marts: The average price paid for beef increased by a further 6 cent/kg (2p/lb) at the factories last week despite a strong increase in cattle supplies.

Thu, 03 Nov, 2005

Beef prices increase 9 cent/kg

Marts: Beef prices increased sharply with returns to producers for bullocks and heifers rising an average of 9 cent/kg (3p/lb) last week as intake slumped to a monthly low.

Thu, 27 Oct, 2005

Average rise of 2 cent/kg at marts

Marts: Although the supply of cattle dropped sharply, the average improvement in price achieved was limited to an average of 2 cent/kg (less than 1p/lb) last week.

Thu, 20 Oct, 2005

Shortage of beef animals underpins prices

Marts: A hard sell by producers of beef animals maintained the average price at the factories, while individual factories paid up to 1p/lb more for R grade bullocks in a tight supply situation for the post-Easter trade.

Thu, 07 Apr, 2005

Stronger supply of cattle at factories

Marts: Stronger supplies of cattle has led to an easing of the pressure on the factories and a weakening of prices for poorer grading animals at some plants.

Tue, 16 Nov, 2004

No sign yet of big price changes

ALTHOUGH supplies of cattle to the factories have increased slightly over the past week, there was no easing of the pressure on factories to maintain prices this week, with some of the processors having to pay slightly more for supplies.

Thu, 27 May, 2004