Ireland has second-fastest beef price growth in EU
The European Commission's latest Commodity Price Dashboard shows Irish beef prices are rising faster than in any other major producer, while fertiliser prices continue to fall.
Prices in other major EU beef producers decreased in April.
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Irish beef prices rose by 4.1% in April compared with the previous month, with only Estonia reporting higher growth (+5%).
By contrast, the average EU beef price fell by 0.8% that month. While the UK price rose by 3.4%, other major beef producers saw prices fall back slightly, with France and Italy reporting 0.3% and 0.5% decreases respectively. German beef prices fell by 2.4%.
On an annual basis, Irish beef prices were 1.9% higher than in April 2016, again ahead of the EU average growth of 0.8%.
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Fertiliser
The dashboard also tracks input prices and shows that global bulk fertiliser prices continue to fall. They were back 6% in April compared with March, with urea showing the sharpest drop (-12.4% at $205/t).
International fertiliser prices now stand 7.7% lower than in April 2016.
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The European Commission's latest Commodity Price Dashboard shows Irish beef prices are rising faster than in any other major producer, while fertiliser prices continue to fall.
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Irish beef prices rose by 4.1% in April compared with the previous month, with only Estonia reporting higher growth (+5%).
By contrast, the average EU beef price fell by 0.8% that month. While the UK price rose by 3.4%, other major beef producers saw prices fall back slightly, with France and Italy reporting 0.3% and 0.5% decreases respectively. German beef prices fell by 2.4%.
On an annual basis, Irish beef prices were 1.9% higher than in April 2016, again ahead of the EU average growth of 0.8%.
Fertiliser
The dashboard also tracks input prices and shows that global bulk fertiliser prices continue to fall. They were back 6% in April compared with March, with urea showing the sharpest drop (-12.4% at $205/t).
International fertiliser prices now stand 7.7% lower than in April 2016.
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