Fancy prices for continentals

Marts: Producer confidence in beef is driving trade for the heavy beef animals to record heights as they edge up and up, as a result of competition and tight supplies on offer at the live sales.

Prices hit a new peak at Ennis Mart yesterday where 927 over was paid for quality continental bullocks and the forward lots sold for up to €600 over with plenty of farmers in attendance for all types of stores.

There was a bigger sale at Bandon Mart where the trade for bullocks continued very strong.