Beef
Irish calf export numbers have increased from almost 73,000 head to over 223,000 head in the past decade, according to DAFM figures.
One of the Ireland's leading calf buyers has said current protocols in place for trading Irish calves to customers in Poland is "unworkable".
One of Ireland’s leading calf traders has warned he is “very much afraid” for the trade as peak spring calving gets underway.
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One of Ireland’s leading calf traders has warned he is “very much afraid” for the calf trade...
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has confirmed that an outbreak of bluetongue has been detected in Co. Wexford.
Agri-Business
Brittany Ferries is set to offer a daily service on the Rosslare-Cherbourg route starting in...
Over 144,000 beef-sired calves have been exported from Ireland this year, figures obtained by Agriland from DAFM have shown.
Market access for Irish calves 'to the Netherlands 'may continue' into 2026 despite previous concerns the market would essentially be closed.
Calf export numbers have surpassed 200,000 head to date this year which is an increase of over 25,000 head or 14% on the same time last year.
The unprecedented calf price surge this year has come as a surprise and many are wondering - what has caused this trend?
Latest figures from the DAFM show cattle exports have reached near 200,000 in the first four months of 2025.
Over 160,000 cattle have been exported in the first 15 weeks of this year, according to the latest...
Beef News
The total Irish live cattle exports to date this year have surpassed 100,000 head, according to the latest available figures from the DAFM.
Dairy
The activist group Ethical Farming Ireland has said it intends to hold a protest this coming weekend at Rosslare Europort over calf exports.
Over 70,000 head of cattle have been exported in the first 10 weeks of this year, according to the latest figures from DAFM.
Irish-based calf traders supplying calves to Europe were informed that Stena Line would be taking one of its vessels off the route.
The use of a 5,000-head livestock vessel for carrying Irish calves to the Netherlands is now in serious doubt.
Agriland can reveal exclusive details on a new livestock-carrier vessel that is planned to collect its first consignment of Irish calves...
Proposed new EU legislation will have "significant implications for Irish calf exports according to the CEO of Bord Bia.
Dairy News
Plans are currently being finalised to introduce a custom-built livestock carrier boat in spring 2025 that will have the initial capacity...
Minister Charlie McConalogue is seeking money in Budget 2025 in relation to infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR).
Customers from eight different countries purchased over 194,000 Irish dairy calves to date this year, according to DAFM figures.
One of the country's leading calf buyers has said "new markets will be needed" for the over 100,000 calves exported to the Netherlands...
