The second shipment of Irish cattle arrives in Casablanca Port in Morocco

The second shipment of Irish cattle this year arrived in Casablanca Port in Morocco on Wednesday evening (April 3), with a third shipment of Irish cattle expected to depart for the North African port in the coming month. Just over 2,300 head of Irish cattle departed on the Shorthorn Express on Good Friday (April 5). That brings the total number of Irish cattle exported to Morocco this year to just over 4,600 head. The company supplying to cattle to the north African market is Viastar and a spokesperson from Viastar has told Agriland that it is currently sourcing cattle for a third consignment to the north-African country. The most recent consignment of cattle exported to Morocco included Friesian bulls and bullocks, as well as Limousin and Charolais bulls. While calf export numbers did get off to a slow start this spring, the number of calves being exported on a weekly basis has ramped up significantly in recent weeks. In week 12 of this year (week ending Sunday, March 24) ...