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Beef
€250/head beef price gap opens
Adam Woods
Adam Woods takes a look at the widening gap between ROI and NI beef prices.
24 May 2023 Northern Ireland
NI round-up: Rural Support survey and surge in cattle imports from ROI
Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
24 May 2023 Northern Ireland
Competition authority taking aim at vet companies
Four multinational veterinary businesses have now come under investigation by the UK Competition and Markets Authority in recent years.
Organic sector gets €1.5m Brexit reserve funding
Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) funding has been allocated to the organic sector due to concerns around regulatory divergence from UK producers.
24 May 2023 News
Brexit competition arrives for Irish exports
As Ireland looks to grow beef and ultimately sheep meat exports to China, competition is on its way for the UK market.
24 May 2023 News
UK sheep meat trade flips in Quarter 1
A complete turnaround in the UK sheep meat trade in Quarter 1 2023, as exports increase while imports fall, the opposite of the same period last year.
21 May 2023 News
Sheep factories have ‘serious questions to answer’ - IFA
IFA sheep chair Kevin Comiskey has slammed Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue for not supporting the sheep sector.
19 May 2023 News
Farm to fork - UK style
Leaders of farming, processing, retail and politics meet in Downing Street to tackle food price inflation, empty shelves and picking fruit in the fields
19 May 2023 News
High costs impact wool price pay-out
Increased costs in processing and lower consumer demand, have impacted global prices for wool
17 May 2023 Northern Ireland
NI roundup: fertiliser price cuts, butter and powder strengthen
News in-brief from across the farming and food industry in Northern Ireland.
17 May 2023 Northern Ireland
Soaring food prices hitting the headlines
Higher food prices are necessary if the industry is to have any hope of being sustainable.
17 May 2023 Northern Ireland
Two UK poultry workers test positive for bird flu
The poultry farm workers have since tested negative and had no bird flu symptoms.
16 May 2023 Poultry