France: Good calves remain in demand

Breeding and fattening calves – The good Montbéliards remain popular and very well valued for export. Demand is normal without more in heavy Prim’Holsteins in the face of competition from Irish calves on the Spanish market. Market volumes are stable and in line with the needs of integrators for end-of-summer releases. Commercial activity is regular with stable prices in good dairy calves, which are globally valued at 30 to. €40 more than last year at the same time. Sales are quite regular in the mid-range crosses which go to Spain, but the quality of the supply penalizes the revaluation of light calves fattened in France. The trend is for prices to remain stable in the good Limousins, but the good U conformation crosses are tending to progress. Veal Calves - Outputs provide a good market balance. Commercial activity is suitable for the ...