Beef
Figures from the Livestock and Meat Commission show that Ireland remains in eighth position in the EU for R3 heifer price.
Significantly Irish farmers were paid 13.1c/kg less for R3 heifer carcasses than their counterparts in the North
The price gap between Irish and British R3 heifers has widened further, recent figures from the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) show.
Heifer prices in the Republic of Ireland has fallen by 19c/kg in the space of a month, the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) has said.
Farmers in Ireland were paid the third highest R3 heifer price in Europe last week, recent figures from the European Commission show.
Farmers in Ireland are paid the fifth highest R3 heifer price in the European Union, according to the European Commission.
Beef finishers in Northern Ireland are now receiving a higher R3 heifer price than farmers south of the border.
Irish farmers were paid the sixth highest R3 heifer price in Europe last week, according to figures from the European Commission.
UK and Irish farmers received a similar price for R3 heifers last week, recent figures from the European Commission show.
The price difference between Irish and UK beef has reversed, with UK R3 heifers now dearer than similar type heifers slaughtered in Ireland.
