UK beef and veal production is set to fall by 2% to 860,000t in 2015, according to the latest Beef Briefing of the English beef and land industry body AHDB.
This is an 18,000t drop compared with last year. The organisation forecasts that production will then be restored to 2014 levels next year.
The predicted slump in Britsh cattle output this year may not necessarily result in volume growth for Irish exports to Britain as AHDB forecasts an equivalent dip in domestic consumption and British exports.
The value of Irish beef exports to the UK, however, is rising thanks to the favourable exchange rate and strong trade with Northern Ireland.
British suckler herd smallest since 1980s
AHDB senior analyst senior analyst Debbie Butcher described the situation in Ireland’s leading export market as follows: “The beef suckler herd is now at its lowest level since the late 1980s, at 1.57 million head, having fallen by more than 200,000 head in the past decade.
“Prime cattle supplies are expected to be tight for the rest of the year, but challenges in the dairy sector could lead to increased cow slaughterings,” she added.
Although AHDB expects prime cattle supplies to remain tight for the rest of the year, the organisation says challenging milk markets could lead to increased cow slaughterings from the recently expanded dairy herd.
The UK-wide picture painted by AHDB does not apply in Northern Ireland, where cattle numbers are up, just like in the Republic.
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UK beef and veal production is set to fall by 2% to 860,000t in 2015, according to the latest Beef Briefing of the English beef and land industry body AHDB.
This is an 18,000t drop compared with last year. The organisation forecasts that production will then be restored to 2014 levels next year.
The predicted slump in Britsh cattle output this year may not necessarily result in volume growth for Irish exports to Britain as AHDB forecasts an equivalent dip in domestic consumption and British exports.
The value of Irish beef exports to the UK, however, is rising thanks to the favourable exchange rate and strong trade with Northern Ireland.
British suckler herd smallest since 1980s
AHDB senior analyst senior analyst Debbie Butcher described the situation in Ireland’s leading export market as follows: “The beef suckler herd is now at its lowest level since the late 1980s, at 1.57 million head, having fallen by more than 200,000 head in the past decade.
“Prime cattle supplies are expected to be tight for the rest of the year, but challenges in the dairy sector could lead to increased cow slaughterings,” she added.
Although AHDB expects prime cattle supplies to remain tight for the rest of the year, the organisation says challenging milk markets could lead to increased cow slaughterings from the recently expanded dairy herd.
The UK-wide picture painted by AHDB does not apply in Northern Ireland, where cattle numbers are up, just like in the Republic.
Read more
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