Week 1 Industry Flashcards
% Asia – Beef World Trade
35%
% Total world beef exports from Brazil
32%
Brazil in the beef industry :
World’s Largest Exporter, 2nd Largest Producer, 3rd Biggest Consumer
Difficult to export from Brazil to EU due to:
Farm Safety, Traceability
What gives Brazil such a unique competitive position?
Vast land areas, plenty of water
1 Livestock Unit in Brazil (AU) =
1 450kg Animal
Average Stocking Rate in Brazil, Potential Stocking Rate
1 AU/ Ha, 22 AU/Ha
Amount of beef farms, suckler beef farms in Ireland?
100,000 beef farms
Amount of beef specialist farms in Ireland?
78,000
For every €1 of support for cattle
€4.3 of aggregate output in the Irish economy
How many cattle must a plant slaughter per annum to require an EU export license?
1,000
How many export approved slaughtering facilities in Ireland?
32
What % of the market do Dawn Group, AIBP and Kepak control?
60%
Grass accounts for what % of feed consumed in beef production?
1.6 -1.7 million head
National Capacity Utilisation of processing facilities in Ireland?
60%
Impact of extra capacity increases costs by
12-15%
Weekly cattle availability ranges?
25,000 - 38,000
How many live cattle are exported from Ireland Annually?
160,000
Irish Beef Exports 2023
€2.5 billion
Weekly average slaughtered in Ireland?
31,000
Value of Irish Beef exports?
€2.5 billion
Value of Irish Beef Offal exports?
€134 million
Where does Ireland rank globally in Beef Exports?
5th
Main market for live export weanlings?
Italy
Main market for live export calves?
Spain- 80%
% of Irish exports in fresh beef i.e. not frozen
90%
Irish suckler herd
970,000
What % suckler farms in the west?
60% BMW
Total exports in 2023?
€3.8 billion
The producer price value of beef output from the primary agricultural sector was equivalent to
28% of the total agricultural output
Average suckler herd size?
18 cows
Average suckler farm size?
27.5ha
Average farm size in Ireland?
32.4ha
What % of Irish beef output is coming from dairy origin?
60-65%
What % of Irish beef output is coming from suckler beef origin?
35%
What % of Irish beef produce is exported?
90%
How many suckler cows during 1990 Machsharry CAP
700,000
What are the 2 pillar payments?
Direct support payments and Rural development payments
When were direct payments decoupled?
2004
When were milk quotas abolished?
2015
How much given annually to Ireland from the EU?
€1.2 billion
What was the % decrease in suckler cow numbers from 2008 to 2020
12-15% decrease
How many cows in the west are sucklers?
81%
How many cows in the southwest are sucklers?
22%
Where is suckler cows predominant system?
80-90% cows are suckler in Galway, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo and Leitrim
Irelands tonnage/ha of grassland?
15T DM/ha
What % of land is grassland in Ireland?
80%
What % of farm output is from ruminant production?
65%
Silage: grass
2:1
Barley: grass
3:1
What fraction of Irelands agricultural area is devoted to grass?
4/5ths
When do suckler beef callings occur?
70% between January and May
Prevalence of grass in the diet?
60-80%
KPI: what % of diet is from forage - grass and silage
80-85%
How many tonnes of carcass produced from beef kill annually in Ireland?
560,000-580,000 tonnes
How much spent on agri inputs?
€1.6 billion
What is Irelands two main consumers?
UK and EU
Number of cattle live export out of Ireland?
190,000 (200,000)
What is the cattle imports to Ireland?
11,490 heads
Irish consumers consume how many kg of beef/year
18.6kg of beef/year
What are the 5 production stages of the beef supply chain?
- Farm inputs
- Production or farming
- Processing and packaging
- Branding, marketing and distribution
- Sales and retail
Including both direct and overhead costs, it is estimated that specialist cattle farms spend approximately ?
€1.6 billion on farm inputs each year.
In 2018 how many farmers rear cattle part time?
Part time 7,040
In 2018 how many farmers rear cattle full time?
Full time 21,100
In 2018 how many farmers rear cattle other full time?
30,671
In 2018 how many farmers rear cattle other part time?
11,029
FFI?
€10,000-50,000 per farm
What is the fixed cost/ha?
€400-600
Cattle other income
€32,756 with a €890/ha gross margin
upper limit output in Lyons
€1250-1300/ha
A farmer is economically viable when?
FFI is sufficient to remunerate family labour at the minimum wage, €19,600 per labour unit.
Economically viable
20%
Sustainable
40%
A farmer is economically stable when?
even if the farm business is unviable, provided the farmer or spouse are in receipt of an off-farm income.
Direct payment national average on cattle rearing farms?
330-350/ha national average
* Some are €700-800/ha
* €1,350 in pillar one DP
For each 10% cut in direct payments, in the absence of an increase in prices or fall in costs, family farm income would decline by
14%
Each €1 of support for cattle
underpins €4.3 of aggregate output in the Irish economy
For the top one-third of the Teagasc Profit Monitor farms for sucklers, the direct payments/premiums per hectare from 2008 to 2018 has fallen
from €645 to €489 per hectare, a reduction of €156 per hectare or 24%.
How many low volume slaughterhouses?
220 low-volume slaughterhouses supervised by the Local Authority Veterinary Service.
Meat Industry Ireland (MII) process what % of total beef production?
85%
What % supplied to home market in Ireland?
20-25%
Current kill?
1.3 million/head
How many tonnes of beed produced globally?
69 million tonnes
What % of worlds beef traded/sold?
12%
Ireland is the largest net exporter of beef…
Largest net exporter in the Northern Hemisphere
What % of Irelands production consumed on the domestic market?
10%
What is the Irish beef sectors self sufficiency?
700%
Kill forecast of beef in 2023
1.77 million head vs 1.82m in 2022
Irish grade and price?
R3 steer 81c/kg or 21%
Where are French weanlings dominant?
Italy
What remains Irelands strongest market for quality calves?
Spain
Finished cattle exported live to?
UK 68% and Stores 22%
Where are calves exported as veal?
100% to Netherlands and Belgium
White veal market slaughter at 26 weeks of age
