In the first half of the year, cattle slaughter in Ireland increased compared to the same period last year. Increased beef production - four percent to 284000 tonnes.

Slaughter bulls demonstrates the upward trend in the last four years. In January-June of the current year slaughter bulls made up almost 132 000 head, which is almost a quarter higher than last year. Prices at the beginning of the year was recorded at around 365 cents / kg in January this year and amounted to 395 cents / kg by the end of June.

The increase in cattle slaughter in Ireland has largely been the result of the growth of dairy herds in Ireland. The number of calves has increased to 70,000 goals in the first half of 2016, which could have a positive impact on beef production in the long term. However, this increased slaughter of dairy cattle has caused concern to meat processors, who appealed to manufacturers with a request to pay attention to the potential use of dual purpose breeds, which allow you to produce beef of higher quality than the breed of dairy origin.