N.Ireland
Consumer attitudes towards red meat remain positive in Northern Ireland, with 90% of shoppers regularly purchasing or eating red meat
Colin Smith takes over the role as chief executive of the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) at a...
The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) has announced that, following an open competition, Colin Smith has been appointed as chief executi...
Agri-Business
The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) is urging farmers to exercise care and vigilance when...
The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) has confirmed the appointment of Joe M Stewart OBE, LLP, JP...
DAERA has announced the extension of the appointments of the chair and three board members of the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC).
Beef
During the week ending September 9, the average R3 heifer price in the EU was 384.5c/kg - an increase of 2.4c/kg from 382.1c/kg in the week ending August 12.
Northern Ireland’s Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) has procured the latest Long Term Meat...
£103,800 (€112,856) has been paid to farmers who have removed BVD-positive calves from their herds in Northern Ireland
Sheep
The total number of sheep slaughtered in Northern Ireland during 2017 to date is up 4% on the corresponding period in 2016
The heifer price difference between Irish and Northern Irish R3 cattle stood at 44c/kg during the week ending December 18.
Approximately 50% of the Northern Irish lamb supply was slaughtered in the Republic of Ireland during the month of November.
Retail beef sales totalled €564m in last quarter
Beef-sired dairy cattle are becoming more common in Northern Ireland and are likely to add to the beef supply in early 2017, according to the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC).
The number of Northern Irish lambs slaughtered in the Republic of Ireland has almost hit 30,000 head.
There has been a significant increase in the number of young bull slaughterings in Northern Irish this year, according to the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC).
There has been an increase in the number of under finished lambs presenting for slaughter in Northern Ireland, according to the LMC.
There has been a 6% or 1,819 head fall in the number of Northern Irish lambs crossing the border for direct slaughter in the south.
A weaker Sterling and strong Northern Irish cattle supplies have seen Irish cattle exports to the North decline by 72%.
The number of lambs crossing the border for direct slaughter in the Republic has dropped, recent figures from the LMC show.
Just over 14,000 Northern Irish spring lambs have been slaughtered by sheep processors south of the border over the past two weeks.
The number of Northern Irish lambs slaughtered in the Republic is expected to increase, according to the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC).
The new BVD eradication scheme in Northern Ireland is on track to meet its target in full,...
