Beef prices remain flat across the EU, with Northern Ireland and Britain the best for R3 steers, R3 heifers and O3 cows last week.
The Irish price on R3 steers is 367c/kg, 4c/kg better than the EU average R3 young bull price of 363c/kg, though this is 20c/kg better than the Irish R3 young bull price of 343c/kg.
The farmgate price in Britain was the best in Europe at 409c/kg equivalent for R3 steers, while the Northern Irish price was also strong at 404c/kg equivalent.
On the continent, Sweden’s R3 price is also above the €4 line at the equivalent of 405c/kg and, after that, there is a drop to the next-highest, which is France on 383c/kg.
Germany comes next at 374c/kg for the R3 young bull, while Spain is on 366c/kg.
Italy is surprisingly weak at 343c/kg, while the Netherlands is on 357c/kg for R3 young bulls.
Outside the EU, the USA had the best price of the major beef-exporting nations at 388c/kg equivalent for steers comparable to EU R3.
Heifer trade
Italy topped the R3 heifer price for week--ending 22 February at 410c/kg, while Northern Ireland is the next-best R3 heifer price at the equivalent of 408c/kg, which is 1c/kg better than Britain and 5c/kg better than the Swedish price of 403c/kg.
These are all well ahead of the EU average R3 heifer price, which was 371c/kg, with the Irish price 3c/kg better at 374c/kg.
The French R3 heifer price was 389c/kg, Spain was next-best on 382c/kg, with the Netherlands back on 351c/kg and Germany on 353c/kg.
O3 cows
As Darren Carty highlighted in beef trends this week, the cow trade is showing more life than the prime beef trade and it is the same across Europe.
Sweden is tops for O3 cows on the equivalent of 370c/kg, with Northern Ireland next-best on the equivalent of 310c/kg, closely followed by Britain on the equivalent of 306c/kg for the O3 grade.
Ireland has jumped well ahead of the EU average of 282c/kg for O3s at 294c/kg, just 5c/kg behind the French price of 299c/kg.
The Netherlands returned a particularly strong price of 293c/kg for O3 cows, while Germany was on 286c/kg, Italy was on 275c/kg, with Spain back on 257c/kg.
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Beef prices remain flat across the EU, with Northern Ireland and Britain the best for R3 steers, R3 heifers and O3 cows last week.
The Irish price on R3 steers is 367c/kg, 4c/kg better than the EU average R3 young bull price of 363c/kg, though this is 20c/kg better than the Irish R3 young bull price of 343c/kg.
The farmgate price in Britain was the best in Europe at 409c/kg equivalent for R3 steers, while the Northern Irish price was also strong at 404c/kg equivalent.
On the continent, Sweden’s R3 price is also above the €4 line at the equivalent of 405c/kg and, after that, there is a drop to the next-highest, which is France on 383c/kg.
Germany comes next at 374c/kg for the R3 young bull, while Spain is on 366c/kg.
Italy is surprisingly weak at 343c/kg, while the Netherlands is on 357c/kg for R3 young bulls.
Outside the EU, the USA had the best price of the major beef-exporting nations at 388c/kg equivalent for steers comparable to EU R3.
Heifer trade
Italy topped the R3 heifer price for week--ending 22 February at 410c/kg, while Northern Ireland is the next-best R3 heifer price at the equivalent of 408c/kg, which is 1c/kg better than Britain and 5c/kg better than the Swedish price of 403c/kg.
These are all well ahead of the EU average R3 heifer price, which was 371c/kg, with the Irish price 3c/kg better at 374c/kg.
The French R3 heifer price was 389c/kg, Spain was next-best on 382c/kg, with the Netherlands back on 351c/kg and Germany on 353c/kg.
O3 cows
As Darren Carty highlighted in beef trends this week, the cow trade is showing more life than the prime beef trade and it is the same across Europe.
Sweden is tops for O3 cows on the equivalent of 370c/kg, with Northern Ireland next-best on the equivalent of 310c/kg, closely followed by Britain on the equivalent of 306c/kg for the O3 grade.
Ireland has jumped well ahead of the EU average of 282c/kg for O3s at 294c/kg, just 5c/kg behind the French price of 299c/kg.
The Netherlands returned a particularly strong price of 293c/kg for O3 cows, while Germany was on 286c/kg, Italy was on 275c/kg, with Spain back on 257c/kg.
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Beef prices: prime beef and cow price gap narrows
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