This time last year the headline on this report read: “Big numbers as trade hits 30-year high”. Twelve months on, strong and improving mart prices have again seen mart entries increase.
Trade at the factories remains largely unchanged with prices for bullocks across the country last week steady at €5.10-5.15/kg, while on the heifer side it’s also as you were with quotes appearing solid at €5.15-5.20/kg.