Gap between Irish and British beef prices widens by €60 per head

THE gap between Irish and British beef prices widened by a further €60 per head in October, the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association claimed yesterday.

ICMSA beef and cattle committee chairman Martin McMahon said this brought the prices gap to over €150 per head at a time when Irish beef farmers are on their knees.

“There is absolutely no justification for such a price gap between Irish and British cattle.