Beef
Total livestock slaughterings in July 2022 are down on the figures for the same period in 2021, with a drop of 8.1% in the sheep sector.
After five consecutive weeks of throughput increases in factories, last week's beef kill witnessed an overall drop of over 600 head.
Beef Technical
The national beef kill in Ireland last week has marginally increased on the number of cattle processed the previous week.
The demand for beef remains strong; buyers are continuing to hunt for in-spec cattle. Farmers have been urged to bargain hard.
The weekly beef cattle supply continues to remain tight with just over 28,000 cattle slaughtered at Department approved beef export plants.
The beef kill increased slightly last week, ending the five week consecutive decline in throughput numbers, figures from the Department show.
