Very difficult for plants to get steers for less than 400c/kg...
Pictured at the Munster Branch Irish Angus bull sale in Kilmallock Mart, Co Limerick are James O'Connell, Castleisland with ‘Maum Sylvie’ that sold for €2,500. Picture: O’Gorman Photography.
There is a lot of positivity around the beef trade at the factories these weeks which has become the continuing trend and welcomed by the producers.
The situation is that markets for beef are strong and the factories have requirements for intake to match the demand which has become challenging for the procurement managers at a time when supplies of finished stock are tight.
