Beef prices are stagnant, with steers and heifers trading on a base of €3.75/kg and €3.85/kg, respectively.

Prices remain unchanged since mid-October with prices starting 2019 20c/kg to 25c/kg behind early January 2018. The 2018 kill finished the year at 1,798,289 head, an increase of 51,230 head above 2017 levels. The kill was running 5,000 head higher but was pulled back in the final week of 2018 with throughput recorded at 13,245 head. The kill has since ramped up with 27,822 cattle processed last week.

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