Beef
Latest beef kill figures show weekly factory cattle supplies have declined significantly in the past two weeks.
The recent talk from of a tightening in supply of factory cattle numbers materialised last week, with the beef kill down to 27,000 head.
The number of cattle slaughtered at Irish factories this year has now fallen by more than 180,000 head since last year.
The trend of dwindling cattle supplies remains evident as beef kill is down by nearly 170,000 head in comparison to last year
Latest beef kill figures show weekly factory cattle supplies increased marginally last week but remain 10,000 head/week below last year