Just over 110,000 cattle have been exported live during the first nine months of 2016. However, total numbers exported are still down by 35,000 head (25%) on 2015 levels.
Cattle exports of weanlings and forward stores to Northern Ireland are down by 20,000 head in 2016. Autumn is a period when northern buyers are extremely active in Irish marts. Their absence around the ring has been visibly noted in marts operating close to the border.
Exports to Italy are running ahead of last year by 1,000 head with 15,800 exported to date.
Exporters have been reportedly less active in sourcing weanlings for the high-value Italian market.
Turkish promise
The news that a second boat is due to dock in Ireland later this month to ship weanlings is welcome news.
As exclusively reported by the Irish Farmers Journal, live exporter Viastar is aiming to ship 15,000 weanlings to Turkey before the year-end.
Weanlings must be under 350kg liveweight and ideally under 330kg liveweight. Breed type is less selective than in the Italian market.
Buyers are sourcing Limousin, Simmental, Charolais, Angus and Hereford weanlings in marts and directly off mart. Prices on offer depend on the quality of cattle, but prices of up to €3.50/kg are being paid.
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Just over 110,000 cattle have been exported live during the first nine months of 2016. However, total numbers exported are still down by 35,000 head (25%) on 2015 levels.
Cattle exports of weanlings and forward stores to Northern Ireland are down by 20,000 head in 2016. Autumn is a period when northern buyers are extremely active in Irish marts. Their absence around the ring has been visibly noted in marts operating close to the border.
Exports to Italy are running ahead of last year by 1,000 head with 15,800 exported to date.
Exporters have been reportedly less active in sourcing weanlings for the high-value Italian market.
Turkish promise
The news that a second boat is due to dock in Ireland later this month to ship weanlings is welcome news.
As exclusively reported by the Irish Farmers Journal, live exporter Viastar is aiming to ship 15,000 weanlings to Turkey before the year-end.
Weanlings must be under 350kg liveweight and ideally under 330kg liveweight. Breed type is less selective than in the Italian market.
Buyers are sourcing Limousin, Simmental, Charolais, Angus and Hereford weanlings in marts and directly off mart. Prices on offer depend on the quality of cattle, but prices of up to €3.50/kg are being paid.
Read more
Full coverage: Turkey
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