Demand for Irish beef in key markets 'driving prices'

With tighter supplies of cattle in the UK, market prices have risen by 7p per kg in the past week.

The most recent Kantar data for supermarket sales of beef in the UK shows spending on beef to be up over 11% year-on-year, with volumes holding firm.

Demand for beef in key markets is driving prices as supplies remain tight, Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) livestock chairman Brendan Golden has said.

The most recent Kantar data for supermarket sales of beef in the UK shows spending on beef to be up over 11% year-on-year, with volumes holding firm.