Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 4 March 2014
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Bull Beef Sector: Discussion
4:55 pm
Mr. Cormac Healy:
I do not know the answer. The Chairman is correct that the UK market is not ideal for bull beef. There is limited production of bull beef in the UK. Steers and heifers are the main focus and the specification at retail level is younger than 16 months. I do not know the breakdown of exports across the categories of animals but the UK market is not targeted for young bull beef exports.