Beef price tracker 2

Agreed, continentals would never finish on 3kgs, they're growing so fast that even to maintain flesh would be difficult...... Unless of course your silage was up near 80% DMD.

Correct. Animals over 1st two years of conversion must be sold as conventional. So can be fed non GMO straight grains. After 24months(conversion period) then this option is gone.

I'm all dry stock. And just finishing the 2 year conversion period . Was able to buy conventional stock up to 18months in. Which suited me.

From Feb onwards my 2yrs conversion is over,then i have to buy in fully organic stock.....

But definitely worth checking with your organic society. They are the only ones that can advise on your system.

But suckling may be different than dry stock.

No penalty I thought, just you won’t get the QA bonus if you are quality assured.

Hefirs 5 on grid and young bulls 515 killing tuesday

Young bulls are flat I would say they are probably mostly U grades.

Heifers are 5+20cQA. Good price for bulls if over 16 months mostly.

I hope so but I don't think so. There will be a good few cattle coming out in May and June.

There are reasons to think it will be at 6 but it will be dragged long past when it should be.

China reopening for our beef should drive on prices significantly .

First sales of the New Year here will be interesting

The rise in recent years in the number of Chinese middle class makes our paltry increase in price or transport costs insignificant.

Another factor is the Chinese market will compete for the fifth quarter and the the forequarter beef. Any extra demand in this area is welcome

You must have been added to an email from Larry to agents with that spiel. It's something I'd expect the processors to come out with.

"Oh we've a huge market of over a billion people, but sure with the cost of processing, storage, ferries and transport to poor mammies in China from the boat will mean the max we can pay for your prime Irish beef is €4.50/kg max, including all bonuses"

This Chinese export talk is only to put Abit confidence into beef finishing. They want lads to start buying meal so there is a good supply come next spring. Same old talk like we have heard in the past. The Chinese can't be trusted. Ruthless crowd and fit to do anything.

The Chinese are out for everything and anything they can get their hands on and pay as little as possible. As good news as it is, I can't see it raising the price the factories here pay our beef farmers.

yep they are fit for everything, but havent they been buying powdered baby milk from irish farmers for the last few years? is australian and nz beef price a long way behind irelands? they are closer but i wouldnt imagine they are that much less expensive to transport beef , its a fair journey from south island in nz to china.