date:Jun 11, 2014
l UK supply to just over 1m tonnes.
That means about 70% of the beef used in the UK last year was home-produced.
Where does the imported beef come from?
Last week Polish beef was blamed for driving down UK farmgate prices. But beef from Ireland remain by far the main import.
Ireland accounts for more than two-thirds of all the beef shipped into the UK, so any short-term increases from across the Irish sea have a big effect on how much farmers are paid.
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