Our fickle calf trade clearly depends on weather for exporters

Cattle marts report

Wed, 04 Mar, 2020 - 21:30

Denis Lehane

At Bandon Mart last Monday, this Aberdeen Angus bull, born May 2018, sold for €1,930.

When I was a young fellow, I noticed that you’d trade puppies a lot faster outside the mart, if you charged thirty quid, rather than trying to offload them for free.

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Farming Place: Ireland Place: Bandon Place: Hereford Place: Aberdeen Place: Kanturk Place: Kilmallock Person: Georgie Person: Storm Jorge Person: Tom McCarthy Person: Seamus O’Keeffe Person: Denis Kirby Organisation: Bandon mart Organisation: Bandon Organisation: Kanturk Organisation: GVM Organisation: Kilmallock Organisation: Aberdeen Angus

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