Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture AIDAN COTTER CHIEF EXECUTIVE BORD BIA 28 JANUARY 2009 Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture July 2015 Market Review & Outlook for Irish Beef / Cattle Sector Joe Burke

Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture ROI weekly finished cattle supplies (head) Year to-date: -5.0% / -42,000 hd

Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture Male Cattle Numbers by Age Category on 1 st of June -29, , ,000 Source: AIM

Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture Female Beef Cattle no.s by Age Category on 1 st of June Source: AIM -22, , ,000

Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture Calf Registrations Increased by 1.7% in 2014 Total Calf Births

Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture +19, , ,000 Calf Registrations up 6.6% to-date (w/e. 10/07)

Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture Calf Registrations by Breed Jan-June 2015 vs ‘14 Source - AIM

Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture Returns from 380kg carcass (R3 steer) vs store (550kg lw) & weanling (350kg lw) prices Prices in early July - Source DAFM & IFJ Martwatch +17% +16% +18%

Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture Producer Prices: Ireland vs. Europe & UK (c/kg excl VAT) (w/e 11/07) Irish Price €4.18/kg, UK €5.00/kg, Continental EU Av. €3.72/kg; In Italy, R-grade young bull price: €3.61/kg, Spain: €3.55, France: €3.74, Germany €3.69

Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture GB Producer Price Development in Sterling terms £ Sterling p/kg

Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture % change Total NI GB Italy Spain Netherlands Belgium Int. markets 159,238 20,219 7,594 15,017 38,523 37,982 20,615 12, ,642 28,454 4,896 11,069 26,611 43, , % +41% -35% -26% -31% +15% -98% -74% Live Cattle Exports by destination for year to-date To w/e. 27 th June Weanlings / Stores -48% Adult / finished cattle -2% Calf Exports -15%

Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture UK Throughput -2.5% Steers +3% / Hfrs -2.5% / YB’s -27% 2013 calf crop -80,000 head European Markets Beef / Cattle Supplies 2015 France Jan-June throughput +1.8% Production (tonnes) +2.7% Live Exps: +6% Germany Production -1% Italy Production -3.5% Cattle imports -4.5% Spain Throughput +5.6% / Prodn +8% Live imports +51% Live exports +70% EU Beef Production likely to grow by 3% in 2015 (EU Commission)

Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture Beef Consumption in European Markets Source: Kantar Worldpanel

Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture Source: EU working beef forecasting group -1% +0.1% -3.1%

Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture AIDAN COTTER CHIEF EXECUTIVE BORD BIA 28 JANUARY 2009 Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture July 2015 Market Review & Outlook for Irish Beef / Cattle Sector Joe Burke