Donegal Meats leads R3 ratio

Marts: More than one in three bullocks supplied to Donegal Meats is grading R3, the highest ratio at any factory in the country for the first half of 2005.

Donegal edged slightly ahead of the Dawn Meat plant at Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo where almost 31% of bullocks killed were graded R3. Moyvalley Meats (Bergins) at Broadford, Co Kildare and Exel Meats at Kilbeggan were both on 25% of the kill.

Dawn Meats at Ballaghadereen were on 24%, the Kepak plant at Clonee, Co Meath on 23% and Slaney Meats at Bunclody, Co Wexford and AIBP at Clones, Co Monaghan both at 22%.