Farm View: Why Irish beef prices have been soaring throughout 2025

Britain's Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board said meat-free products had their fourth consecutive year of decline in the UK in January, while meat, fish and poultry saw volume growth of 1.4%

Bord Bia estimated the UK took Irish meat and livestock exports worth €1.8bn in 2024, including €1.3bn of beef.

Much of the rise in beef cattle prices can be traced back to the UK increasing its beef imports from Ireland by 15% during the last three months of 2024.

Strengthening British consumer demand led to the UK's fresh and frozen beef imports for the full year of 2024 increasing 8% compared to 2023, reaching 241,000 tonnes, according to the latest statistics from the UK's Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (ADHB).