N.Ireland
LMC is confirming the new opportunities that exist to drive forward the consumption of beef and lamb products.
Exports of sheep from NI to the ROI in to-date in 2024 are 10.7% higher than the figures of the same period of 2023, according to the LMC.
Colin Smith has been announced as the interim chief executive officer (CEO) of the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) for Northern Ireland.
Beef
The price for prime beef cattle seems to be going from strength to strength as additional rises of 4p/kg were received across all grades.
Sheep
Northern exports to southern Irish factories continue to run ahead for 2017, compared to 2016, a Livestock Meat Commission report has found.
Almost 37% of steers slaughtered in Northern Ireland between May and May of this year produced carcass heavier than the retail spec.
