Purcells load 2,100 bulls for Libya

The third boat this year means exports to Libya are now running ahead of 2019, with further contracts expected in coming weeks.

6 May 2020

Bulls eating hay after being loaded onto a livestock carrier for Libya. Exports to this market are now running ahead of last year while exports to Turkey are in line with 2019.

Almost 2,100 heavy bulls were loaded for export to Libya last week in Waterford by Purcell Brothers.

The load was made up of half continental beef breeds and half Friesians, at weights of up to 650kg.

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