Vol. 514 No. 6
156 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development the price per pound being paid for beef, dead weight, by meat processors to producers in the United States, Argentina, Australia and New Zealand. [5065/00]
The latest available prices per pound being paid for beef deadweight by meat processors to producers in the United States and Australia are as follows: – the only available prices for Argentina and New Zealand are liveweight.
|
Country |
Category |
Price IRP/lb |
|
Australia |
Steers (Deadweight) |
55.4 |
|
” |
Cows |
40.6 |
|
United States |
Steers (Deadweight) |
87.2 |
|
” |
Cows |
45.1 |
|
Argentina |
Steers (Liveweight) |
59 |
|
” |
Cows (not available) |
|
|
New Zealand |
Steers (Liveweight) |
49.6 |
|
” |
Cows” |
42.1 |
