NI study shows why beef sellers must haggle

Study of the beef market in Northern Ireland has indicated that some farmers can negotiate top-ups of as much as 20p/kg higher than base quotes.

Quoted base prices for fat cattle are being topped up with 2p or 3p/kg on average in Northern Ireland, recent analysis by the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) shows.

LMC experts examined actual prices paid at factories in the third week of June.