Ireland: Factory cattle supply back 6,000 head in 10 weeks

The supply of finished cattle to beef factories in Ireland has fallen by over 6,000 head in the first 10 weeks of 2022, according to the latest figures from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM). A total of 334,548 cattle (excluding veal) have been processed at DAFM-approved factories in the first 10 weeks of this year. This figure is 6,152 head of cattle below the 340,700 cattle processed in the first 10 weeks of last year. The news comes as Bord Bia has projected the supply of finished cattle in Ireland to fall by 50-60,000 head this year following the record-high number of cattle killed in 2022 when supply increased by 132,000 head on the previous year (2021). The table below represents the weekly kill of heifers, steers, cows, bulls and young bulls at DAFM-approved factories in the first 10 weeks of this year and last year: AnimalWeek ending March 12, 2023Equivalentlast yearCumulative2023Cumulative2022Cumulative differenceYoung ...