2024 calf exports from Ireland surpass 110,000 head – back 14%

The total calf exports from Ireland to date this year has surpassed 110,000 head, according to the latest figures from The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM). A total of 110,200 calves have been exported from Ireland as of Sunday, April 21. The number of calves exported this year has fallen by just under 18,150 head or 14% in the first 16 weeks of this year, compared to the same time period of last year. The Netherlands remains the largest market for Irish calf exports, with just under 47,500 calves sold to the country in the first 16 weeks of this year. In the same time period of last year, calf exports to the Netherlands were 34% higher, with just under 71,500 calves sold to the region in the first 16 weeks of last year. Spain remains the second-largest export market destination for Irish calves with just over 36,500 calves sold to the country to date this year. This volume is up 10% on last year. Customers in Italy and Poland have both purchased similar ...