Irish beef quotes continued to fall this week with another 10c/kg being shaved off base quotes.
Bullocks are being quoted at €6.60/kg base price while heifers are being quoted at €6.70/kg base price. This brings the total cuts to 60c/kg over the last six weeks.
The cuts take place against the backdrop of an improving beef price in some of Ireland’s key export markets.
A gap of 35c/kg has now opened up between the prime Irish composite price and the prime export benchmark price. The Bord Bia prime Irish composite price excluding VAT for the week ending 14 March was at €6.92/kg down from €7.08/kg on 21 February 2026, a drop of 18c/kg.
The Bord Bia prime export benchmark price for the week ending 14 March was €7.27/kg, up from €7.19/kg on 21 February 2026, an increase of 8c/kg.
The prime Irish composite price relates to the average price per kilo paid for prime animals (bullocks, young bulls and heifers) slaughtered in Ireland.
The prime export benchmark price is a reflection of the prices being paid for prime cattle of the different carcase categories and grades. It is weighted according to the relative importance of key export markets in the UK, France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden.
Some finishers are still seeing delays in getting cattle killed with seven- to 10-day delays reported in some parts of the country despite the kill being back over 60,000 head so far in 2026.
Irish beef quotes continued to fall this week with another 10c/kg being shaved off base quotes.
Bullocks are being quoted at €6.60/kg base price while heifers are being quoted at €6.70/kg base price. This brings the total cuts to 60c/kg over the last six weeks.
The cuts take place against the backdrop of an improving beef price in some of Ireland’s key export markets.
A gap of 35c/kg has now opened up between the prime Irish composite price and the prime export benchmark price. The Bord Bia prime Irish composite price excluding VAT for the week ending 14 March was at €6.92/kg down from €7.08/kg on 21 February 2026, a drop of 18c/kg.
The Bord Bia prime export benchmark price for the week ending 14 March was €7.27/kg, up from €7.19/kg on 21 February 2026, an increase of 8c/kg.
The prime Irish composite price relates to the average price per kilo paid for prime animals (bullocks, young bulls and heifers) slaughtered in Ireland.
The prime export benchmark price is a reflection of the prices being paid for prime cattle of the different carcase categories and grades. It is weighted according to the relative importance of key export markets in the UK, France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden.
Some finishers are still seeing delays in getting cattle killed with seven- to 10-day delays reported in some parts of the country despite the kill being back over 60,000 head so far in 2026.
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