Quality stock from the suckler herd is not being rewarded to a sufficient degree by the current 18c/kg differential between the various grades used by the QPS beef grid.
Although prices on the ground are reported as €5.40-5.50/kg, all the processors on our table apart from Kepak Athleague are sitting tight.
Although prices on the ground are reported as €5.40-5.50/kg, all the processors on our table apart from Kepak Athleague are sitting tight.
Concerns over the Chinese beef market are emerging as a glut of forward-bought beef looks set to curb prices for the first few months of the year.
So, can the Irish farmer and the Green Party ever be friends?
Although prices on the ground are reported as €5.40-5.50/kg, all the processors on our table apart from Kepak Athleague are sitting tight.
Farm leaders have accused the Government of "double standards" in seeking massive reductions in carbon emissions from agriculture while they claimed technology companies were getting "a free pass".
