Tag: beef price increase

Beef farmers have been urged to sell hard to maintain the upward momentum as factories have increased beef prices by 5-10c/kg. Irish Farmers’ Association livestock chairman Brendan Golden says the demand for beef is strong while the export demand for forward store and finished cattle provides competition.   He says that beef prices are running at 50c/kg above last year, for higher stocked beef farms, feed and fertiliser costs have…