Tight beef supplies are set to boost prices

The AHDB has traced how the markets moved so far this year.

According to Bord Bia, 494,500 prime cattle were slaughtered in the first 20 weeks of 2024, a 3% (11,500 head) increase against the same period in 2023.

Lower Irish slaughter cattle availability, towards the end of 2024, and into 2025, along with underlying support for European cattle prices generally, could spell promising price prospects for our drystock farmers.

That is the verdict from the UK’s Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board’s latest look at the Irish beef market.