by Neassa | Oct 23, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA beef chair Edmund Graham has called on the meat factories and Bord Bia to explain how a €1/kg differential between British and Irish prime cattle can be justified. “This shows that factories are fleecing farmers. This differential is the highest in living memory...
by Neassa | Sep 29, 2023 | Livestock Prices
Cattle Prices Steers €4.70 Heifers €4.80/kg Bulls (U&R -16mts) €4.80/kg Bulls (-24mts) €4.90/kg (U&R) Cows €4.40/kg (U); €4.20/kg (R); €4.15/kg (O); Push hard for prices – factories short of cattle Sheep Prices Spring Lamb...
by admin | May 10, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA has welcomed moves by the Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue to initiate a five-year programme for genotyping the national herd. Following a stakeholder meeting in Dublin today ICSA suckler chair Jimmy Cosgrave said, “This is a hugely important step and...
by admin | Mar 22, 2023 | Livestock Prices
Cattle Prices Steers €5.25/kg Heifers €5.30/kg Bulls (under 16mts U&R) €5.25/kg; under 24mts €5.40/kg (U) €5.30/kg(R) Cows €5.00/kg(U) €4.90/kg(R) €4.70/kg(O) Sheep Prices Hoggets €6.70-€6.80/kg up to 23kg Ewes €3.30/kg Up Down No...
by admin | Dec 15, 2022 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA has today set out a series of proposals to the Minister for Agriculture to provide substantial funding to active farmers in the beef, suckler, and sheep sectors to help them deliver win/win solutions on climate change. In a meeting with Minister McConalogue ICSA...