For organic cattle where's a good price butcher\factory to sell them?

patrickmrogan

My local factories prices are poor for Aberdeen Angus cattle, anyone know a place that pays good prices for organic cattle?

A friend told me that he knew a fella who sent his organic cattle to a place in cork and got very good prices for them but wouldn't say where

Jb1989

Can't help, but that person isn't much of a friend..

blue5000

It might have been good herdsmen.

http://organictrust.ie/members/good_herdsmen_ltd

tractorporn

blue5000 wrote: »

It might have been good herdsmen.

http://organictrust.ie/members/good_herdsmen_ltd

Only other factory is Slaney in Bunclody but you'll need to have them booked in months in advance to get them killed.

Water John

Know someone who had strong steers, took them to Kilmallock mart last Sat. There are other sales;
http://www.irishorganicassociation.ie/members/marts/

_Brian

Water John wrote: »

Know someone who had strong steers, took them to Kilmallock mart last Sat. There are other sales;
http://www.irishorganicassociation.ie/members/marts/

Is there sufficient premium to cover the extra work involved.

The last article I read online said something like 60% of organic cattle in Ireland were being killed at commercial prices due to lack of demand.

davidk1394

tractorporn wrote: »

Only other factory is Slaney in Bunclody but you'll need to have them booked in months in advance to get them killed.

The cattle have to be booked in well in advance and theirs still no guarantee they'll take them. Theres no major incentive to go organic as theres an over supply in the market. Just like conventional beef

_Brian

davidk1394 wrote: »

The cattle have to be booked in well in advance and theirs still no guarantee they'll take them. Theres no major incentive to go organic as theres an over supply in the market. Just like conventional beef

They didn’t want Beef applications in the last round of the organic scheme, that tells allot

Water John

Not convinced of an oversupply in the market. It's more that the market requires an even supply. Certainly for Cahir a supplier has to supply most months of the year. It wouldn't have a market for someone saying, I'll have a load of animals ready to kill in 2 weeks.
The price of organic ration means most want to finish off grass. But people have to look at growing their own, crimp feed or red clover silage.

This is a readjustment many farmers will have to make when they join a Producer Organisation also, maybe to a lesser extent.