Calf exports 44% ahead of last year

Calf exports are running well ahead of 2017 levels, with 3,693 exported in the week ending 10 June.

Darren Carty

20 June 2018

Calves being loaded for export to the Netherlands by William O' Keeffe in Macroom, Co Cork. \ Donal O' Leary

Total calf exports this year stood at 137,293 head, by the week ending 10 June. This is 44% ahead of this time in 2017, the latest Department of Agriculture records show.

For the week ending 10 June, 3,693 calves were exported. The reduction on previous weeks stems from a seasonal decline in availability of calves.

Spain

Spain remains the primary market, accounting for 2,421 calves, followed by 714 to the Netherlands, 497 to Italy and 61 to Northern Ireland. There were no exports for the week to Belgium or France.

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