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Tue 03 Mar 2010Export of live cattle rose by 94% last year
THE EXPORT of live cattle jumped by 94 per cent last year, according to the latest statistics from the Irish Food Board. It said more than 286,000 head of cattle were exported last year, with an overall value in excess of €157 million.
It said the live trade consisted of two main components. Firstly there were exports to continental Europe, which comprised for the most part calves to the Netherlands and Belgium and weanlings to Italy and Spain.
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