Up to 140 extra vets will be needed from April 1 to certify beef exports to UK

Beef market report

At Dowra Mart in Co Cavan last Saturday, this Limousin bull of 875kg sold for €1,530.

There is further slight recovery from the recent decline in beef cattle prices at factories.

However, quoted prices continue to fall short of what finishers were paid a month ago, and profit margins for winter finishers remain squeezed.