Land sales at auction have slumped in the first six months of the year due to Brexit uncertainty and the impact of the beef crisis.
As we went to press yesterday there were unconfirmed reports that ICM was now paying 40c/kg above their base price of €4.60/kg to individuals and producer groups. If true this means the top of the market is now at €5.00/kg.
THERE'S no getting away from the debate about the current state of our industry.
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Family and friends filled a Massachusetts church to pay their final respects to Saoirse Kennedy Hill, the 22-year-old grand-daughter of the late Robert Kennedy.
President Trump's vision to "make America great again" was not expected to include a litany of horrifying hate-fuelled violence yet it is becoming the leitmotif of his time in office.
