Cattle supplies continue to be tight as processors concede to price lift
A Limousin steer born in 2020 weighing 395kg sold for €1,070 at Skibbereen Mart last Friday. Picture: Denis Lehane.
"Every little helps" could be the slogan of beef finishers this week as the processors ease a shade on their grip to concede slight upward movement in the prices to producers for cattle.
Supplies of cattle available to the factories continue to be tight and the markets have lifted a shade following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions on outdoor activity and the resumption of business by more of the catering trade both on the continent and at home.
