Cattle supply to Irish meat plants forecast to be down 2% next year
The likely outlook in terms of supply is a reduction of 30,000 to 40,000 cattle in 2023, Bord Bia's Joe Burke told the conference in Co Limerick.
Bord Bia has forecast that cattle supply to Irish meat plants will be down by 2% next year.
Speaking at the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association annual general meeting this week in Co Limerick, Bord Bia meat and livestock senior manager Joe Burke said that there have been very strong supplies for the year to date, with total supplies of cattle to meat plants running at 1.67m, and likely to reach just over 1.8m for the year as a whole.
