Disappointing season for Irish beef producers
Strong export markets for beef, trade with China opened in a blaze of promotion and promise, and supplies tightening, but the season has been disappointing for Irish beef producers.
Early summer 2023 has melted into one of the most disappointing of seasons for beef finishers as they struggle to get cattle killed and count the consequences of the falling trade in their 'cheque' returns from the factories.
It was expected to be otherwise, with all of the factors moving in the right direction for producers - strong export markets for beef, trade with China opened in a blaze of promotion and promise, and supplies tightening.
