http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk This is the RSS syndication feed for MeatTradeNewsDaily.co.uk. Over five hundred farmers in the Midlands and North East Region attended their first beef discussion group session during April. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/210512/ireland___beef_advisory_group_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Irish Farmers Journal understands that the Libyan authorities re-opened their market yesterday to both beef and live cattle from Europe. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160512/ireland___beef_for_libya_looks_good_on_paper_but_the_bag_man_is_dead__.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Irish pork exports are growing rapidly and, last year, were the country’s second most important export to China http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/210512/ireland___pork_for_china_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Bord Bia has developed a footprint model to assess the greenhouse gas emissions released from the processing of beef, according to Jim O’Toole, Director Meat and Livestock Division, Bord Bia – Irish Food Board. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/210512/ireland___time_to_fight_carbon_emission_scam_not_adhere_to_it_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Ireland's beef exports rose by six per cent in 2011, despite a two per cent drop in production. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/260412/ireland____rise_in_beef_exports_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT The euro has continued to fall against sterling this week and has now hit values not seen since October 2008. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160512/ireland___drop_in_euro_will_help_meat_and_dairy_exports_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT The most productive farmers in the country could lose a third of their income under possible Common Agricultural Policy (Cap)changes, an Oireachtas committee heard yesterday. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160512/ireland___farm_handouts_must_come_to_an_end_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Libyan market is set to re-open for Irish beef after a 16-year ban. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150512/ireland___forget_libya_for_the_nest_two_years_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT A group of foreign financiers is examining the possibility of investing up to €50m in Irish dairy production, it has been revealed. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170512/ireland___jim_mccarty_investing_in_dairy_farms_.aspx irishindependent. Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT A heifer carcase competition in December will follow up the Irish Limousin Cattle Society’s successful cow carcase competitions, arranged in conjunction with Ashbourne Meats in Roscrea. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/140512/ireland___limousin_carcass_competition_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Irish pig farmers face average bills of at least €300,000 each in order to meet new regulations on sow housing, according to the latest Teagasc estimates. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160512/ireland___pig_farmers_and_sow_stalls_.aspx irishindependent. Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT The spring lamb trade is showing signs of settling down and steadying with hogget numbers starting to fall off and being replaced in the market by spring lamb. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160512/ireland___suck_lamb_trade_settles_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Teagasc feed and nutrition expert Tim Keady has been awarded the prestigious Sir John Hammond Award at the British Society of Animals Science’s annual conference at the University of Nottingham. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150512/ireland___tim_keady_has_been_awarded_the_prestigious_sir_john_hammond_award__.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Cattle prices remained steady for quality lots this week, although plain cattle were noticeably slower to sell. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/110512/ireland___around_the_cattle_markets_.aspx irishindependent. Sat, 19 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT A few weeks ago I attended the beef technical seminar and tour in Cop Laois run by the Agricultural Science Association. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/140512/ireland___beef_farming_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 19 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT A working group on market access for Irish beef in China is the first such group set up by an EU member state, and Ireland is one of only three countries worldwide to have such a working group, said Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney, in a recent review of what he described as the "very significant" achievements of the trade delegation he led to China in April. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/140512/ireland___beef_for_china_will_have_to_meet_australian_and_nz_prices_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 19 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Farming unions have reacted angrily to reports that British government negotiators in Brussels are pushing for a provision to move up to 30% of money out of Pillar 1 of the CAP budget (direct payments to farmers) into Pillar 2 (Rural Development Programme). http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150512/ireland___farm_payments_must_end_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 19 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Agri aware this week launched their Incredible Edibles Healthy Eating Month which challenges students to record their daily intake of potatoes, fruit and vegetables. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150512/irland___healthy_eating_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 19 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Will there be much profit in it for the summer grazers, when these animals are sold in the autumn? http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/140512/ireland___summer_grazing_of_cattle_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 19 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT An extra 10,000-20,000 cows, mainly from the dairy herd, will be slaughtered at meat plants this year, Bord Bia has predicted. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/110512/ireland___surge_in_fat_cow_killing_.aspx irishindependent. Sat, 19 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Major changes are on the cards for the €uro Star rating system used to evaluate beef bulls. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150512/ireland___talking_beef_bulls_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 19 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Looking down through my notes on the week in the mart trade, I noticed one mart had significant numbers returning home unsold, while another saw prices lift, as dealers took profit on stock purchased previously at another sales ring almost 200 miles away! http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/140512/ireland___the_live_cattle__trade_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 19 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT A weak euro over much of the coming year is predicted to help food exporters to the UK. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/140512/ireland___weak_euro_good_for_meat_exports_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 19 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Emerald Expo 2012 is supported by the Irish Holstein Friesian Association (www.IHFA.ie ) in association with Alltech Ireland. The date has been moved back to Friday and Saturday, July 6/7 so as to facilitate commercial livestock farmers and trade exhibitors who will be attending in large numbers. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/130412/ireland___all_roads_lead__kilkenny_on_july_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Luddenmore Blacks on Draft sale tops at €7700. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/240412/ireland___angus_cattle_come_no_better_than_this_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Beef prices at the factories are showing a marginal increase as the intake at the plants remains well below year earlier levels. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/180512/ireland___beef_prices_have_to_come_back_a_fraction_.aspx irishexaminer.com Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Clonakilty Black Pudding managing director Colette Twomey has been knighted at a special food industry ceremony in France. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/180512/ireland___black_puddings_from_cork_.aspx irishexaminer.com Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Paul Nolan urges farmers to talk to their meat factories and make sure they receive guidance on the type of bulls that the market will accept. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100512/ireland___paul_nolan_from_dawn_meats_on_bull_beefs_future.aspx irishindependent. Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT There was a steady tone to the lamb prices at the factories for the opening days of this week as more stability returns to the sector. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/180512/ireland___skins_will_pull_back_lamb_prices_next_week_.aspx irishexaminer.com Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Irish Pig Health Society will hold its 39th symosium and trade fair next week Tuesday in Mullingar Park Hotel in Co. Westmeath. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/180512/ireland___the_irish_pig_health_society_in_mullingar_tuesday__may_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Poor demand from France for spring lamb is being blamed by NI processors for another fall in lamb quotes this week. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/090512/ireland___high_prices_killed_the_lamb_trade_as_we_predicted_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Phil Hogan TD, Minister for the Environment, Community & Local Government officially launched the IHFA (Irish Holstein Friesian Association) Open Day on May 3rd on the farm of Tom and Maura Murphy near Jenkinstown, Co. Kilkenny. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/110512/ireland___launch_of_ihfa_open_day_by_minister_hogan.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT At Kerry’s AGM in Tralee this week, CEO, Stan McCarthy outlined how sales increased by 9.7% across the group for the first three months of this year or an increase of 3.8% on a like-for-like (LFL) basis (i.e. when acquisitions are excluded). http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/090512/ireland____increase_in_kerry_foods_profits_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Although movement on beef prices at the factories is very limited, any minor change is in a positive direction — and more favourable to heifer sellers. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080512/ireland___around_the_beef_factories_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT It’s worthwhile preparing well for your day at the mart, whether buying or selling. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080512/ireland___around_the_cattle_marts_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Let us be grateful for little mercies. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/110512/ireland___lamb_prices_steady_up_.aspx irishindependent. Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Paul Nolan urges farmers to talk to their meat factories and make sure they receive guidance on the type of bulls that the market will accept. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/110512/ireland___paul_nolan_from_dawn_meats_on_bull_beefs_future_.aspx irishindependent. Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT With considerable numbers of animals returned indoors in many areas, due to a combination of scarce grass and poor underfoot conditions, the mart trade has seen numbers reduced, as sellers concentrate on getting their farms realigned to overcome weather difficulties. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080512/ireland___the_cattle_trade_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT While it was the same old story for Mayo in the league final in Croke Park, the story for beef farmers is a changed one. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030512/ireland___pkg_for_heifers_.aspx irishindependent. Mon, 07 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT An EU-Mercosur trade treaty feared by European farmers is on course to be derailed by radical protectionist moves by Argentina. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/010512/ireland___argentina_has_no_beef_to_export_you_clown_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 06 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT The effects of new tighter controls on herds surrounding a farm with a TB breakdown are now being felt. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/010512/ireland___bovine_tb_more_serious_than_fmd_and_bse_combined_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 06 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Derrypatrick Herd is a grass-based, spring- calving, suckler calf-to-beef system in which, bull and heifer progeny are slaughtered at 18 and 20 months of age, respectively. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030512/ireland___breeding_the_best_cattle_.aspx irishindependent. Sun, 06 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT IFA National Sheep Committee Chairman James Murphy said there are major issues with the electronic tagging of sheep (EID), which must be resolved before they inflict serious damage on the growth potential of the sheep sector. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/300412/ireland___eid_ear_tags_are_the_way_of_the_future_.aspx IFA Ireland Sun, 06 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Economic austerity across the eurozone plays out in other areas vital for the food and farming sector. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/010512/ireland___farmers_concerns_over_cap_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 06 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Suckler farmers across the EU took advantage of strong cull cow prices to increase culling by more than 3% in 2011. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/010512/ireland___good_trade_for_fat_cows_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 06 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT A range of technologies can reduce the carbon footprint of Irish agriculture, but achieving reductions in total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the sector will not be easy. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030512/ireland___how_did_we_get_from_the_ice_age_to_today_global_warming_.aspx 5mpublishing Sun, 06 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, said that he understood the Libyan authorities are about to lift their 16 year ban on the importation of beef from Ireland and other EU countries. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/010512/ireland___who_would_dare_send_beef_to_libya_and_who_would_pay_.aspx 5mpublishing Sun, 06 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Des Ekin at the Sunday World has been covering up stories for years in relation to child abuse. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/060512/ireland___des_ekin_at_sunday_world_involed_in__church_cover_up__.aspx irishindependent. Sat, 05 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Food and drink companies that are based in Ireland and are quoted on the stock exchange have a combined valuation of €13bn. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030512/ireland___the_billion_food_industry_.aspx irishexaminer.com Sat, 05 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT There is a continuation of the "as you were" beef price policy at factories for this week, as processors stand firm against farmer pressure. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/010512/ireland___around_the_beef_factories_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT