Census reveals cattle increase

More cattle are available for beef finishing in Ireland for the rest of this year and into early 2015, compared to 12 months ago.

This is the main conclusion which can be drawn from the June 2014 Irish cattle survey recently published by the Central Statistics Office.

The total number of cattle on the ground in Ireland in June was unchanged at nearly seven million, but male cattle aged over two years were up 17%, and female cattle aged over two years were up by 13%.