What is the price of beef in Ireland?

As of May 2026, beef in Ireland is US$ 11.52 per kg (10.64 EUR), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is Ireland's world rank in beef exports?

Ireland ranks 5th among 80 beef exporters.

How much beef did Ireland export in 2024?

Ireland exported 235,044 tonnes of beef in 2024.

What is the latest export price for Irish beef?

The latest export unit value for Irish beef is US$11.5201 per kg.

Is Ireland a net exporter or importer of beef?

Ireland is a net exporter of beef.

Beef Price in Ireland - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Beef Prices in Ireland

US$ 11.52 / kg

10.64 EUR / kg

MoM ▲ 30.5% YoY ▲ 30.5%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: May 2026

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (EUR)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Global benchmark	7.95	7.35	▼ 3.2%	▲ 20.1%	World Bank Pink Sheet
-	Export (unit value)	11.52	10.64	▲ 30.5%	▲ 30.5%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the beef price in Ireland available is US$ 11.52 per kg (10.64 EUR), up 30.5% year-on-year.

Ireland is the world's 5th largest beef exporter, shipping US$2.07 billion (235,044 tonnes) in 2024 and accounting for 8.6% of global exports, with a 6.6% year-on-year increase. The country is a net exporter of beef. The latest export unit value is US$11.5201 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - beef in Ireland

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Ireland exported $2.07B (235 kt) of beef▲ 6.6% YoY. That ranks #5 worldwide (8.6% of global exports).

$2.07B

Export value

235 kt

Export volume

#5 / 80

World rank

8.6%

Global share

$8.83

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top beef exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 US $4.14B · 17.3%
#2 Australia $3.36B · 14%
#3 Netherlands $2.37B · 9.9%
#4 Canada $2.25B · 9.4%
#5 Ireland $2.07B · 8.6%

Annual export data Ireland · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$2.07B	235 kt	$8.83
2023	$1.95B	226.4 kt	$8.59
2022	$1.91B	230.1 kt	$8.31
2021	$1.78B	221 kt	$8.07
2020	$1.63B	242.7 kt	$6.73

HS Code

beef is traded under Harmonized System code 0201.30. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

Ireland beef - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The amount of beef shipped by Ireland in 2020 was 434,973 metric tonnes. In 2019 Ireland exported 473,963 tonnes of beef. For the year 2019 alone, the demand for Ireland beef (meat category) has shrunk, changing by -0.24078786 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, beef's exports went down by -0.93% netting the nation US$2,379.66m for the year 2019. Ireland's beef exports are classified as:

Frozen edible bovine offal (excluding tongues and livers) (HS code 020629)
Frozen bovine carcases and half-carcases (HS code 020210)
Frozen edible bovine tongues (HS code 020621)
Fresh or chilled bovine cuts, with bone in (excluding carcases and 1/2 carcases) (HS code 020120)
Frozen bovine cuts, with bone in (excluding carcases and half-carcases) (HS code 020220)
Carcases or half-carcases of bovine animals, fresh or chilled (HS code 020110)
Fresh or chilled edible offal of bovine animals (HS code 020610)
Frozen, boneless meat of bovine animals (HS code 020230)
Fresh or chilled bovine meat, boneless (HS code 020130)
Frozen edible bovine livers (HS code 020622)

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Ireland beef export values

In 2019, Ireland supplied beef valued at 2,379.66m USD, a drop of -9.27% from 2018's total beef export of 2622.798m USD. The annual change in value of Ireland beef between 2017 to 2018 was 6.985%.

The per year change in the quantity of Ireland's beef exports between 2017 and 2019 was -0.93 per cent when compared to a variation of -0.24078786% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Ireland beef ( in '000$ )

Ireland's best performing export markets for beef are United Kingdom (UK), the Netherlands, France, Denmark and Italy.

Import/Export Trends

Ireland is a net importer of beef. The annual growth of Ireland beef in value between 2015 to 2019 was 1%, per year, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was %, per annum.

Ireland procured 25,647 tonnes of beef in 2019.

Beef Prices Across Europe

Compare the latest beef prices in other Europe countries:

Germany$13.06/kg France$10.25/kg Russia$11.75/kg Italy$15.12/kg Spain$11.03/kg Poland$10.61/kg Romania$7.96/kg Portugal$11.18/kg Netherlands$12.27/kg Ukraine$6.29/kg Sweden$16.25/kg Austria$6.43/kg United Kingdom (UK)$11.34/kg Switzerland$26.83/kg Bulgaria$19.73/kg

Other Meat Prices in Ireland

Latest prices for other meat in Ireland:

Horse Meat$3.92/kg Mutton$8.38/kg Geese Meat$3.36/kg Goat Meat$9.85/kg

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