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Week 1 Industry Flashcards

1
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% Asia – Beef World Trade

A

35%

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2
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% Total world beef exports from Brazil

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32%

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3
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Brazil in the beef industry :

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World’s Largest Exporter, 2nd Largest Producer, 3rd Biggest Consumer

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4
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Difficult to export from Brazil to EU due to:

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Farm Safety, Traceability

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5
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What gives Brazil such a unique competitive position?

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Vast land areas, plenty of water

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6
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1 Livestock Unit in Brazil (AU) =

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1 450kg Animal

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7
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Average Stocking Rate in Brazil, Potential Stocking Rate

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1 AU/ Ha, 22 AU/Ha

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8
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Amount of beef farms, suckler beef farms in Ireland?

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100,000 beef farms

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9
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Amount of beef specialist farms in Ireland?

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78,000

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10
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For every €1 of support for cattle

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€4.3 of aggregate output in the Irish economy

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11
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How many cattle must a plant slaughter per annum to require an EU export license?

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1,000

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12
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How many export approved slaughtering facilities in Ireland?

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32

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13
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What % of the market do Dawn Group, AIBP and Kepak control?

A

60%

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14
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Grass accounts for what % of feed consumed in beef production?

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1.6 -1.7 million head

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15
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National Capacity Utilisation of processing facilities in Ireland?

A

60%

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16
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Impact of extra capacity increases costs by

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12-15%

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17
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Weekly cattle availability ranges?

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25,000 - 38,000

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18
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How many live cattle are exported from Ireland Annually?

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160,000

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19
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Irish Beef Exports 2023

A

€2.5 billion

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20
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Weekly average slaughtered in Ireland?

A

31,000

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21
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Value of Irish Beef exports?

A

€2.5 billion

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22
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Value of Irish Beef Offal exports?

A

€134 million

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23
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Where does Ireland rank globally in Beef Exports?

A

5th

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24
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Main market for live export weanlings?

A

Italy

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25
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Main market for live export calves?

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Spain- 80%

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26
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% of Irish exports in fresh beef i.e. not frozen

A

90%

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27
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Irish suckler herd

A

970,000

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28
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What % suckler farms in the west?

A

60% BMW

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29
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Total exports in 2023?

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€3.8 billion

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30
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The producer price value of beef output from the primary agricultural sector was equivalent to

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28% of the total agricultural output

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31
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Average suckler herd size?

A

18 cows

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32
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Average suckler farm size?

A

27.5ha

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33
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Average farm size in Ireland?

A

32.4ha

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34
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What % of Irish beef output is coming from dairy origin?

A

60-65%

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35
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What % of Irish beef output is coming from suckler beef origin?

A

35%

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36
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What % of Irish beef produce is exported?

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90%

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37
Q

How many suckler cows during 1990 Machsharry CAP

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700,000

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38
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What are the 2 pillar payments?

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Direct support payments and Rural development payments

39
Q

When were direct payments decoupled?

A

2004

40
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When were milk quotas abolished?

A

2015

41
Q

How much given annually to Ireland from the EU?

A

€1.2 billion

42
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What was the % decrease in suckler cow numbers from 2008 to 2020

A

12-15% decrease

43
Q

How many cows in the west are sucklers?

A

81%

44
Q

How many cows in the southwest are sucklers?

A

22%

45
Q

Where is suckler cows predominant system?

A

80-90% cows are suckler in Galway, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo and Leitrim

46
Q

Irelands tonnage/ha of grassland?

A

15T DM/ha

47
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What % of land is grassland in Ireland?

A

80%

48
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What % of farm output is from ruminant production?

A

65%

49
Q

Silage: grass

A

2:1

50
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Barley: grass

A

3:1

51
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What fraction of Irelands agricultural area is devoted to grass?

A

4/5ths

52
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When do suckler beef callings occur?

A

70% between January and May

53
Q

Prevalence of grass in the diet?

A

60-80%

54
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KPI: what % of diet is from forage - grass and silage

A

80-85%

55
Q

How many tonnes of carcass produced from beef kill annually in Ireland?

A

560,000-580,000 tonnes

56
Q

How much spent on agri inputs?

A

€1.6 billion

57
Q

What is Irelands two main consumers?

A

UK and EU

58
Q

Number of cattle live export out of Ireland?

A

190,000 (200,000)

59
Q

What is the cattle imports to Ireland?

A

11,490 heads

60
Q

Irish consumers consume how many kg of beef/year

A

18.6kg of beef/year

61
Q

What are the 5 production stages of the beef supply chain?

A
  1. Farm inputs
  2. Production or farming
  3. Processing and packaging
  4. Branding, marketing and distribution
  5. Sales and retail
62
Q

Including both direct and overhead costs, it is estimated that specialist cattle farms spend approximately ?

A

€1.6 billion on farm inputs each year.

63
Q

In 2018 how many farmers rear cattle part time?

A

Part time 7,040

64
Q

In 2018 how many farmers rear cattle full time?

A

Full time 21,100

65
Q

In 2018 how many farmers rear cattle other full time?

A

30,671

66
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In 2018 how many farmers rear cattle other part time?

A

11,029

67
Q

FFI?

A

€10,000-50,000 per farm

68
Q

What is the fixed cost/ha?

A

€400-600

69
Q

Cattle other income

A

€32,756 with a €890/ha gross margin

70
Q

upper limit output in Lyons

A

€1250-1300/ha

71
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A farmer is economically viable when?

A

FFI is sufficient to remunerate family labour at the minimum wage, €19,600 per labour unit.

72
Q

Economically viable

A

20%

73
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Sustainable

A

40%

74
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A farmer is economically stable when?

A

even if the farm business is unviable, provided the farmer or spouse are in receipt of an off-farm income.

75
Q

Direct payment national average on cattle rearing farms?

A

330-350/ha national average
* Some are €700-800/ha
* €1,350 in pillar one DP

76
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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

A

14%

77
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Each €1 of support for cattle

A

underpins €4.3 of aggregate output in the Irish economy

78
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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

A

from €645 to €489 per hectare, a reduction of €156 per hectare or 24%.

79
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How many low volume slaughterhouses?

A

220 low-volume slaughterhouses supervised by the Local Authority Veterinary Service.

80
Q

Meat Industry Ireland (MII) process what % of total beef production?

A

85%

81
Q

What % supplied to home market in Ireland?

A

20-25%

82
Q

Current kill?

A

1.3 million/head

83
Q

How many tonnes of beed produced globally?

A

69 million tonnes

84
Q

What % of worlds beef traded/sold?

A

12%

85
Q

Ireland is the largest net exporter of beef…

A

Largest net exporter in the Northern Hemisphere

86
Q

What % of Irelands production consumed on the domestic market?

A

10%

87
Q

What is the Irish beef sectors self sufficiency?

A

700%

88
Q

Kill forecast of beef in 2023

A

1.77 million head vs 1.82m in 2022

89
Q

Irish grade and price?

A

R3 steer 81c/kg or 21%

90
Q

Where are French weanlings dominant?

A

Italy

91
Q

What remains Irelands strongest market for quality calves?

A

Spain

92
Q

Finished cattle exported live to?

A

UK 68% and Stores 22%

93
Q

Where are calves exported as veal?

A

100% to Netherlands and Belgium
White veal market slaughter at 26 weeks of age

Beef MCQ 1 (2 decks)

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