date:Mar 21, 2014
tered compared to 1,768 cows the previous week. Cow throughput for 2014 to date is running 9.4 per cent behind throughput in the same period in 2013.
Interestingly it cites imports of prime cattle from ROI for direct slaughter in NI plants last week totalled 533 head, the highest weekly import since early November 2013 and brings the total number imported for 2014 to date to 3,327 head.
It says exports of cattle from NI to ROI for direct slaughter last week consisted of 74 prime cattle and 96