Published 30 days ago in Industry Insights
Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing
Ireland took a record 82 medals at the 2026 World Steak Challenge while an Australian grain-fed Wagyu took the single top title, and we think the medal table is the result that actually matters to beef buyers.
Published about 1 month ago in Market Analysis
Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing
Brazil lost its Chinese quota and its European market access within weeks, and our view is that the displaced beef goes to the United States rather than Europe, so EU buyers should not wait for a price break.
Published about 1 month ago in Market Analysis
Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing
World pork quotations rose in August mainly because hot weather in the European Union slowed pig growth, and we think that makes the current firmness a delay rather than a turn in the cycle.
Published about 1 month ago in Market Analysis
Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing
Two of Spain's best-paying pork markets are still shut while Spanish plants keep producing more, and our view is that the meat has only one place left to go: Europe.
Published about 1 month ago in News
Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing
France and Bulgaria have confirmed the first avian influenza cases of the autumn season, while Newcastle disease has come back in Poland and reached Hungary for the first time.
Published about 1 month ago in Market Analysis
Bo Pedersen, Chief Revenue Officer
Ground control of the strait is not the same thing as attacking ships in it, however it piles on risk just as carriers were returning to Suez.
Published about 1 month ago in Market Analysis
Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing
As the summer peak fades, lamb prices in Ireland and the United Kingdom are easing into autumn, yet tight supply and firmer demand are keeping the market from falling far.
Published about 1 month ago in Market Analysis
Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing
EU beef, pork and lamb prices eased from their winter peak through July 2026 but stayed above historical norms. A month-by-month review of the first half, plus an assumption-based outlook on how drought-driven feed costs and animal disease could shape the rest of the year.
Published about 1 month ago in Market Analysis
Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing
China is heading for another record year of soybean imports, and because most of those beans become animal feed, the buying spree offers clues about where the global protein and meat trade may go next.
Published about 1 month ago in Market Analysis
Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing
After record highs in 2025, cattle prices in Ireland and the United Kingdom have eased through 2026, yet the early autumn trade is steadying again while global beef supply stays tight.
Published about 1 month ago in Market Analysis
Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing
China is buying far less pork, and the gap is reshaping global trade, as Mexico and Southeast Asia take the lead while Brazil and Europe compete for new customers.
Published about 1 month ago in Industry Insights
Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing
In early September 2026, a fresh round of investment, a major factory closure and rising import competition show Europe's poultry sector splitting into fewer, bigger and more automated players.