Producers benefit as beef prices continue to strengthen

'A number of positive factors have all come into play simultaneously' 

A HEX Dry cow born in May 2014 that weighed 700kg sold for €1,280 at Ennis Mart on Thursday. Picture: James Treacy.

The beef prices are continuing to harden at the factories at a pace that has rarely ever before happened as the season approaches mid-July.

Prices across most categories have improved by up to 5cents/kg at the factories for this week in a demand-led market for tight supplies of finished cattle.