Steers Heifers Young Bulls Cows

Deadweight Prices /100Kg (Including VAT) Steers Heifers Young Bulls Cows U3 U4 R3 R4 O3 O4 P+ 435.7 432.4 423.2 422.8 402.9 404.2 384.7 451.8 447.8 435.2 433.5 413.7 417.0 382.2 423.5 422.0 413.4 415.3 395.2 397.7 378.3 n/a n/a 379.0 376.9 351.9 353.4 343.1 *Bull Calf Average Price 182.93 per head (Excluding VAT) **Young Store Average Price 250.00 per 100kg (Excluding VAT) ***Yearling (male & female) Price 220.00 per 100kg (Excluding VAT) * Aged 828 days ** Aged 180364 days, Male & Female ***age 365730 days 31,756 cattle slaughtered this week of which Steers 11,527 (36%), Heifers 9,429 (30%), Young Bulls 3,326 (11%) and Cows 6,732 (21%). Total cattle slaughtered is 307,804 compared to 309,815 in, a decrease of 0.6%. 11,972 Cattle exported in the week commencing 02/03/2015*; 10,011 to EU (Except NI). Live exports for 2015 are down 18% on levels. The total exports to date for 2015 amount to 37,077 compared with 41,493 in. *This data is provisional and subject to revision. CONTENTS: Page 2: Beef Market Summary Page 3: Pigmeat, Sheepmeat & Poultry Market Summary Page 4: Beef Market Prices, Slaughterings & Live Exports Page 5: Steer & Young Bull Price Graphs Page 6: Heifer & Cow Price Graphs Page 7: Live Export and Slaughter Graphs Page 8: Weekly Market Deadweight Prices Page 9: Weekly Market Liveweight Prices Page 10: Total Weekly Beef Slaughterings Page 11: Steer Slaughterings Page 12: Cow Slaughterings Page 13: Heifer Slaughterings Page 14: Young Bull Slaughterings Page 15: Live Exports Page 16: Live Exports by Destination Page 17: Pig Slaughterings Page 18: Pig Prices Page 19: Pig Prices Graph Page 20: Sheep Slaughterings Page 21: Sheep Prices & Graphs Page 22: Poultry Slaughterings

The Grade E Pig price for week commencing 02/03/2015 was 142.06 per 100Kg, against 139.08 in the previous week. This compares to 151.45 in the same week last year, a 6.2% decrease. 61,702 pigs were slaughtered this week, of which 2,026 were sows. The cumulative figure for pig slaughterings in 2015 is 600,705 which is 7.7% up on the same point last year. The National Average price for the week commencing 02/03/2015 was 517.98 per 100Kg, a change of +11.5% over the same week last year. 34,398 sheep were slaughtered at sheep export premises the week commencing 02/03/2015, compared to 37,175 the same week of. Cumulative sheep slaughterings for 2015 are 6% down on the same point in at 350,044 head. Total live exports stand at 46,745 head to the end of December, a 32% decrease over the same period last year. Cumulative poultry slaughterings for 2015* stand at 14,973,887 birds at the end of week 10, 6.6% down compared to the same period last year. *Latest Figures are provisional and subject to change

Live Weight Prices Dead Weight Prices BEEF PRICES (Excluding VAT) Same week Same week 2013 02/03/15 23/02/15 03/03/14 04/03/13 % change previous week % change % change 2013 Steers (R3) (Cents/kg) 402.26 403.98 379.06 407.13 0.4% 6.1% 1.2% Heifers (R3) (Cents/kg) 413.66 417.01 390.17 426.95 0.8% 6.0% 3.1% Young Bulls (U3) (Cents/kg) 402.54 404.68 0.5% Cows (04) (Cents/kg) 335.95 404.68 277.31 341.27 17.0% 21.1% 1.6% R3 Steer Price as % of Basic Price 180.87 181.65 170.44 183.06 0.4% 6.1% 1.2% Same week Same week 2013 02/03/15 23/02/15 03/03/14 04/03/13 Yearlings (Male) (Aged 365 730 days) Average Price( /100Kg) 216.00 217.00 Yearlings (Female) (Aged 365 730 days) Average Price ( /100Kg) 224.00 227.00 Young Stores (Male & Female, All Breeds) (Aged 180 364 days) Average ( /100Kg) 250.00 249.00 % change previous week % change % change 2013 0.5% 1.3% 0.4% Bull Calf ( /head ) Dairy 106.78 108.53 76.00 105.00 1.6% 40.5% 1.7% Bull Calf ( /head ) Beef 259.08 265.99 254.00 280.00 2.6% 2.0% 7.5% Bull Calf ( /head ) Average 182.93 187.26 165.00 192.50 2.3% 10.9% 5.0% 02Mar15 2015 2013 Head % Steers 36.3% 11,527 9,267 106,472 90,581 84,072 15,891 17.5% Cows Heifers % of weekly figures BEEF SLAUGHTERINGS Same week 21.2% 6,732 7,901 61,443 68,100 60,193 6,657 9.8% 29.7% 9,429 8,575 92,594 86,309 77,816 6,285 7.3% Young Bulls 10.5% 3,326 6,087 41,138 58,387 59,166 17,249 29.5% Mature Bulls 2.3% 742 912 6,157 6,438 6,247 281 4.4% Total Adult Cattle 100% 31,756 32,742 307,804 309,815 287,494 2,011 0.6% LIVE CATTLE EXPORTS Year to Date Change 2015 V Same Change Year to Date week 2015 V 2Mar15 2015 2013 Head % Northern Ireland 1,656 925 10,567 7,610 6,756 2,957 39% EU except NI 10,011 7,680 24,379 31,595 28,517 7,216 23% Third Countries 305 275 2,131 2,738 4,447 607 22% Sub Total Misc Total 11,972 8,880 37,077 41,943 39,720 5,392 13%

c/kg ex. VAT & bonuses 490 Irish Deadweight Cattle Prices vs Selected Other Markets Average annual prices 470 450 430 410 390 370 350 Ireland R3 St NI R3 St GB R3 St EU15 R3 YB France R3 YB Germany R3 YB 2013 2015 Livestock Pricing Ireland NI GB EU 15 Average France Germany 02/03/15 402.3 489.36 500.18 389.25 376 401.6 (w/c 23/02) All prices ex. VAT and bonuses. Prices are most recent available for R3 Steers for Ireland, NI & GB, R3 Young Bulls for EU, France & Germany.

Cent/kg Cent/kg R3 Steer Prices (Excluding V.A.T.) 470 460 450 440 430 420 410 400 390 380 370 360 350 340 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 51 2013 2015 Week 10 U3 Young Bull Prices (Excluding V.A.T.) 420 410 400 390 380 370 360 350 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 51 2015 Week 10

Cent/kg Cent/kg 490 480 470 460 450 440 430 420 410 400 390 380 370 360 350 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 51 2013 2015 R3 Heifer Prices (Excluding V.A.T.) Week 10 O4 Cow Prices (Excluding V.A.T.) 380 370 360 350 340 330 320 310 300 290 280 270 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 51 2013 2015 Week 10

('000 head) ('000 head) Live Cattle Exports 20132015 (Year to Date) 35 30 25 2013 2015 20 15 10 5 0 Northern Ireland EU except NI Third Countries Destination Bovine Slaughterings (Year to Date) 120 100 2013 80 2015 60 40 20 0 Steers Cows Heifers Young Bulls Mature Bulls Category

Wk No. WEEKLY BEEF MARKET DEADWEIGHT PRICES 2013 2015 (Excluding VAT) Steers Class R3 /kg Heifers Class R3 /kg Cows Class O4 /kg Young Bulls Class U3 /kg 2015 2013 2015 2013 2015 2013 2015 2013 1 Dec29 3.88 3.86 3.95 3.96 4.03 4.13 3.17 2.97 3.33 3.82 2 Jan05 3.90 3.84 4.00 4.00 4.05 4.17 3.18 2.95 3.35 3.87 3 Jan12 3.93 3.86 4.00 4.06 4.03 4.18 3.22 2.95 3.37 3.91 4 Jan19 3.98 3.85 4.00 4.10 4.03 4.18 3.27 2.94 3.35 3.94 5 Jan26 4.03 3.85 4.00 4.16 4.02 4.18 3.32 2.93 3.35 3.99 6 Feb02 4.05 3.84 4.00 4.18 4.02 4.17 3.36 2.88 3.34 4.02 7 Feb09 4.07 3.83 4.01 4.20 3.99 4.19 3.38 2.86 3.33 4.05 8 Feb16 4.05 3.81 4.02 4.19 3.94 4.20 3.38 2.81 3.35 4.04 9 Feb23 4.04 3.78 4.04 4.17 3.92 4.22 3.36 2.79 3.38 4.05 10 Mar02 4.02 3.79 4.07 4.14 3.90 4.27 3.36 2.77 3.41 4.03 11 Mar09 3.77 4.12 3.89 4.32 2.78 3.46 12 Mar16 3.79 4.18 3.89 4.40 2.78 3.49 13 Mar23 3.76 4.21 3.87 4.43 2.80 3.49 14 Mar30 3.77 4.20 3.87 4.45 2.82 3.51 15 Apr06 3.75 4.21 3.88 4.45 2.84 3.52 16 Apr13 3.75 4.23 3.89 4.47 2.87 3.51 17 Apr20 3.78 4.24 3.89 4.48 2.89 3.51 18 Apr27 3.77 4.27 3.90 4.50 2.92 3.54 19 May04 3.80 4.27 3.90 4.54 2.96 3.57 20 May11 3.81 4.33 3.91 4.58 2.99 3.59 21 May18 3.80 4.37 3.91 4.62 3.00 3.61 22 May25 3.79 4.40 3.91 4.64 2.99 3.63 23 Jun01 3.75 4.42 3.87 4.68 2.93 3.63 24 Jun08 3.68 4.43 3.80 4.68 2.88 3.56 25 Jun15 3.63 4.41 3.77 4.65 2.85 3.50 26 Jun22 3.60 4.38 3.71 4.61 2.85 3.42 27 Jun29 3.59 4.31 3.70 4.52 2.86 3.33 28 Jul06 3.58 4.23 3.67 4.44 2.90 3.28 29 Jul13 3.61 4.16 3.70 4.34 2.96 3.21 30 Jul20 3.64 4.10 3.71 4.24 2.99 3.16 31 Jul27 3.63 4.04 3.71 4.16 3.00 3.14 32 Aug03 3.62 4.02 3.69 4.16 2.98 3.15 33 Aug10 3.59 4.04 3.64 4.16 2.96 3.19 34 Aug17 3.54 4.03 3.59 4.15 2.93 3.21 35 Aug24 3.52 4.03 3.57 4.15 2.93 3.21 36 Aug31 3.51 4.02 3.56 4.13 2.93 3.21 37 Sep07 3.52 3.96 3.55 4.06 2.95 3.17 38 Sep14 3.52 3.87 3.57 3.98 2.98 3.12 39 Sep21 3.52 3.83 3.58 3.93 2.98 3.13 40 Sep28 3.54 3.82 3.59 3.94 3.01 3.11 3.62 41 Oct05 3.55 3.83 3.61 3.95 3.03 3.14 3.62 42 Oct12 3.56 3.89 3.63 4.00 3.06 3.18 3.67 43 Oct19 3.56 3.90 3.64 4.03 3.07 3.19 3.66 44 Oct26 3.57 3.90 3.66 4.03 3.08 3.19 3.68 45 Nov02 3.60 3.89 3.70 4.03 3.08 3.16 3.67 46 Nov09 3.65 3.87 3.74 4.02 3.09 3.08 3.70 47 Nov16 3.70 3.86 3.79 4.01 3.10 3.02 3.73 48 Nov23 3.75 3.86 3.85 4.02 3.11 2.95 3.76 49 Nov30 3.77 3.86 3.89 4.03 3.11 2.91 3.79 50 Dec07 3.79 3.85 3.90 4.03 3.12 2.89 3.80 51 Dec14 3.81 3.84 3.92 4.03 3.12 2.91 3.81 52 Dec21 3.86 3.89 3.95 4.07 3.14 2.95 3.83 Average Quarter 1 Yearly Average 3.99 3.82 4.05 4.12 3.97 4.23 3.30 2.86 3.38 3.97 3.99 3.70 4.07 4.12 3.81 4.25 3.30 2.95 3.29 3.97 3.72

EU LIVE CATTLE MARKET REPORT FOR YEARLINGS, YOUNG STORES & BULL CALVES for 2015 Wk Yearling Male Yearling Female Yearling Average Bull Calf Dairy Bull Calf Beef Bull Calf Avg Young Store No. 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 /100kg /100kg /100kg /100kg /100kg /100kg /head /head /head /head /head /head /100kg 1 Dec29 189.00 203.00 196.00 114.22 117.00 293.96 295.00 204.09 206.00 220 2 Jan05 192.00 207.00 199.50 112.55 125.00 307.47 315.00 210.01 220.00 236 3 Jan12 195.00 205.00 200.00 123.23 101.00 325.38 306.00 224.31 203.50 232 4 Jan19 200.00 215.00 207.50 118.16 101.00 317.57 306.00 217.87 203.50 238 5 Jan26 205.00 221.00 213.00 120.39 101.00 317.57 238.00 218.98 169.50 242 6 Feb02 209.00 223.00 216.00 110.31 86.00 287.55 291.00 198.93 188.50 248 7 Feb09 211.00 232.00 221.50 106.02 84.00 264.13 256.00 185.08 170.00 250 8 Feb16 217.00 227.00 222.00 108.53 77.00 270.32 238.00 189.43 157.50 249 9 Feb23 213.00 228.00 220.50 104.21 85.00 265.99 245.00 185.10 165.00 250 10 Mar02 216.00 224.00 220.00 106.78 76.00 259.08 254.00 182.93 165.00 250 11 Mar09 49.00 206.00 127.50 12 Mar16 62.00 176.00 119.00 13 Mar23 94.00 241.00 167.50 14 Mar30 130.00 222.00 176.00 15 Apr06 105.00 194.00 149.50 16 Apr13 74.00 179.00 126.50 17 Apr20 92.00 181.00 136.50 18 Apr27 97.00 180.00 138.50 19 May04 71.00 165.00 118.00 20 May11 82.00 198.00 140.00 21 May18 124.00 211.00 167.50 22 May25 131.00 218.00 174.50 23 Jun01 131.00 218.00 174.50 24 Jun08 92.00 214.00 153.00 25 Jun15 111.00 208.00 159.50 26 Jun22 89.00 171.00 130.00 27 Jun29 107.00 165.00 136.00 28 Jul06 138.00 170.00 154.00 29 Jul13 101.00 156.00 128.50 30 Jul20 101.00 156.00 128.50 31 Jul27 70.00 191.00 130.50 32 Aug03 184.00 201.00 221.00 131.88 267.21 199.55 33 Aug10 179.00 196.00 217.00 134.07 265.78 199.93 34 Aug17 179.00 190.00 213.00 124.19 275.36 199.78 35 Aug24 179.00 191.00 215.00 130.04 285.94 207.99 36 Aug31 177.00 191.00 214.00 107.61 300.50 204.06 37 Sep07 183.00 199.00 219.00 110.94 273.63 192.29 38 Sep14 188.00 195.00 222.00 89.81 305.92 197.87 39 Sep21 186.00 202.00 225.00 97.82 268.65 183.24 40 Sep28 191.00 200.00 227.00 107.96 296.06 202.01 41 Oct05 191.00 203.00 229.00 99.08 290.31 194.70 42 Oct12 188.00 198.00 228.00 104.28 269.75 187.02 43 Oct19 186.00 198.00 227.00 104.33 293.07 198.70 44 Oct26 186.00 196.00 225.00 115.41 278.65 197.03 45 Nov02 185.00 200.00 224.00 105.49 291.38 198.44 46 Nov09 184.00 195.00 222.00 106.20 296.52 201.36 47 Nov16 184.00 198.00 221.00 115.79 297.40 206.60 48 Nov23 187.00 195.00 221.00 103.09 300.85 201.97 49 Nov30 187.00 198.00 222.00 113.33 298.00 205.67 50 Dec07 187.00 199.00 228.00 121.05 310.06 215.56 51 Dec14 189.00 203.00 220.00 114.22 293.96 204.09 52 Dec21 189.00 203.00 220.00 114.22 293.96 204.09 Average Quarter 1 Year Average 204.70 218.50 211.60 112.44 92.00 290.90 256.36 201.67 174.18 112.44 102.98 290.90 246.48 201.67 174.73

TOTAL WEEKLY BOVINE SLAUGHTERINGS Steers Y Bulls Bulls Heifers Cows Weekly Total Cumulative 2015 vs Week No. 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 Difference % 1 29Dec 8,328 8,908 3,818 4,202 286 335 7,098 7,497 3,683 4,633 23,213 25,575 23,213 25,575 2,362 9.2% 2 5Jan 10,473 9,865 4,382 4,315 507 367 9,767 9,441 6,089 6,353 31,218 30,341 54,431 55,916 1,485 2.7% 3 12Jan 10,124 9,500 4,068 5,559 623 413 9,792 9,241 6,410 6,952 31,017 31,665 85,448 87,581 2,133 2.4% 4 19Jan 10,398 8,861 4,168 5,498 548 453 9,514 9,368 7,007 7,182 31,635 31,362 117,083 118,943 1,860 1.6% 5 26Jan 10,262 8,773 4,562 6,316 696 570 9,625 8,370 6,696 7,316 31,841 31,345 148,924 150,288 1,364 0.9% 6 2Feb 11,062 8,587 4,754 6,693 667 639 9,786 8,445 6,323 7,070 32,592 31,434 181,516 181,722 206 0.1% 7 9Feb 11,122 8,812 4,410 6,658 686 698 9,209 8,452 6,323 6,856 31,750 31,476 213,266 213,198 68 0.0% 8 16Feb 11,457 8,942 3,905 6,499 719 1,157 8,851 8,772 6,172 6,762 31,104 32,132 244,370 245,330 960 0.4% 9 23Feb 11,719 9,066 3,745 6,560 683 894 9,523 8,148 6,008 7,075 31,678 31,743 276,048 277,073 1,025 0.4% 10 2Mar 11,527 9,267 3,326 6,087 742 912 9,429 8,575 6,732 7,901 31,756 32,742 307,804 309,815 2,011 0.6% 11 9Mar 9,645 6,194 1,076 8,931 6,874 32,720 12 16Mar 9,885 4,711 1,061 8,381 6,284 30,322 13 23Mar 10,573 4,810 1,328 8,913 6,600 32,224 14 30Mar 10,789 4,799 1,394 8,385 7,014 32,381 15 6Apr 10,438 4,149 1,334 9,321 6,955 32,197 16 13Apr 10,509 4,086 1,440 8,832 6,820 31,687 17 20Apr 10,825 3,511 1,178 8,534 6,138 30,186 18 27Apr 11,175 4,122 1,274 8,840 6,982 32,393 19 4May 9,648 3,929 1,339 8,334 6,322 29,572 20 11May 9,940 4,317 1,387 9,292 7,068 32,004 21 18May 10,084 4,519 1,274 9,459 7,458 32,794 22 25May 9,069 5,389 1,269 8,255 8,004 31,986 23 1Jun 8,511 4,136 1,097 7,681 7,879 29,304 24 8Jun 9,226 4,959 1,038 8,009 8,153 31,385 25 15Jun 9,790 4,557 1,038 7,940 7,936 31,261 26 22Jun 10,185 4,244 1,045 7,517 8,113 31,104 27 29Jun 10,119 3,898 1,102 7,580 7,672 30,371 28 6Jul 10,375 3,229 887 6,908 7,581 28,980 29 13Jul 10,271 2,627 825 6,923 7,479 28,125 30 20Jul 10,719 2,181 768 6,830 7,412 27,910 31 27Jul 11,857 2,146 790 7,226 7,158 29,177 32 3Aug 12,084 1,796 687 7,244 6,580 28,391 33 10Aug 14,098 2,099 628 7,483 6,171 30,479 34 17Aug 14,956 2,042 663 8,010 6,714 32,385 35 24Aug 16,434 1,709 647 8,143 6,426 33,359 36 31Aug 16,569 1,745 703 8,224 6,754 33,995 37 7Sep 16,963 1,757 740 7,851 6,548 33,859 38 14Sep 16,817 1,825 691 8,586 6,425 34,344 39 21Sep 17,215 1,781 515 8,027 6,081 33,619 40 28Sep 17,435 1,650 658 8,101 6,576 34,420 41 5Oct 17,183 1,748 641 8,342 7,034 34,948 42 12Oct 17,431 1,602 550 8,855 7,184 35,622 43 19Oct 17,506 1,661 571 8,753 8,139 36,630 44 26Oct 11,432 1,272 359 6,385 6,429 25,877 45 2Nov 16,644 1,930 641 9,003 9,153 37,371 46 9Nov 12,082 1,517 359 6,899 6,065 26,922 47 16Nov 15,806 2,162 617 9,560 8,281 36,426 48 23Nov 14,349 2,713 593 9,950 8,672 36,277 49 30Nov 14,051 3,179 629 10,196 8,480 36,535 50 7Dec 12,792 3,734 586 9,783 8,703 35,598 51 14Dec 11,413 3,879 594 8,891 7,305 32,082 52 21Dec 4,490 1,545 222 3,695 2,273 12,225 Quarter 1 106,472 120,684 41,138 74,102 6,157 9,903 92,594 112,534 61,443 87,858 32,224 32,224 100.0% TOTAL YTD 106,472 611,964 41,138 188,246 6,157 42,676 92,594 430,381 61,443 365,995 307,804 1,639,262 1,331,458 81.2%

STEER SLAUGHTERINGS Week WEEKLY YEAR TO DATE 2015 vs No. 2015 2015 Difference % 1 Dec29 8,328 8,908 8,328 8,908 580 6.5% 2 Jan05 10,473 9,865 18,801 18,773 28 0.1% 3 Jan12 10,124 9,500 28,925 28,273 652 2.3% 4 Jan19 10,398 8,861 39,323 37,134 2,189 5.9% 5 Jan26 10,262 8,773 49,585 45,907 3,678 8.0% 6 Feb02 11,062 8,587 60,647 54,494 6,153 11.3% 7 Feb09 11,122 8,812 71,769 63,306 8,463 13.4% 8 Feb16 11,457 8,942 83,226 72,248 10,978 15.2% 9 Feb23 11,719 9,066 94,945 81,314 13,631 16.8% 10 Mar02 11,527 9,267 106,472 90,581 15,891 17.5% 11 Mar09 12 Mar16 13 Mar23 14 Mar30 15 Apr06 16 Apr13 17 Apr20 18 Apr27 19 May04 20 May11 21 May18 22 May25 23 Jun01 24 Jun08 25 Jun15 26 Jun22 27 Jun29 28 Jul06 29 Jul13 30 Jul20 31 Jul27 32 Aug03 33 Aug10 34 Aug17 35 Aug24 36 Aug31 37 Sep07 38 Sep14 39 Sep21 40 Sep28 41 Oct05 42 Oct12 43 Oct19 44 Oct26 45 Nov02 46 Nov09 47 Nov16 48 Nov23 49 Nov30 50 Dec07 51 Dec14 52 Dec21 Total Quarter 1 YEAR TOTAL 106,472 90,581 15,891 17.5% 106,472 90,581

Week WEEKLY YEAR TO DATE 2015 v No. 2015 2015 Difference % 1 Dec29 3,683 4,633 3,683 4,633 950 20.5% 2 Jan05 6,089 6,353 9,772 10,986 1,214 11.1% 3 Jan12 6,410 6,952 16,182 17,938 1,756 9.8% 4 Jan19 7,007 7,182 23,189 25,120 1,931 7.7% 5 Jan26 6,696 7,316 29,885 32,436 2,551 7.9% 6 Feb02 6,323 7,070 36,208 39,506 3,298 8.3% 7 Feb09 6,323 6,856 42,531 46,362 3,831 8.3% 8 Feb16 6,172 6,762 48,703 53,124 4,421 8.3% 9 Feb23 6,008 7,075 54,711 60,199 5,488 9.1% 10 Mar02 6,732 7,901 61,443 68,100 6,657 9.8% 11 Mar09 12 Mar16 13 Mar23 14 Mar30 15 Apr06 16 Apr13 17 Apr20 18 Apr27 19 May04 20 May11 21 May18 22 May25 23 Jun01 24 Jun08 25 Jun15 26 Jun22 27 Jun29 28 Jul06 29 Jul13 30 Jul20 31 Jul27 32 Aug03 33 Aug10 34 Aug17 35 Aug24 36 Aug31 37 Sep07 38 Sep14 39 Sep21 40 Sep28 41 Oct05 42 Oct12 43 Oct19 44 Oct26 45 Nov02 46 Nov09 47 Nov16 48 Nov23 49 Nov30 50 Dec07 51 Dec14 52 Dec21 Total Quarter 1 YEAR TOTAL COW SLAUGHTERINGS 61,443 68,100 6,657 9.8% 61,443 68,100

Week WEEKLY YEAR TO DATE 2015 v No. 2015 2015 Difference % 1 Dec29 7,098 7,497 7,098 7,497 399 5.3% 2 Jan05 9,767 9,441 16,865 16,938 73 0.4% 3 Jan12 9,792 9,241 26,657 26,179 478 1.8% 4 Jan19 9,514 9,368 36,171 35,547 624 1.8% 5 Jan26 9,625 8,370 45,796 43,917 1,879 4.3% 6 Feb02 9,786 8,445 55,582 52,362 3,220 6.1% 7 Feb09 9,209 8,452 64,791 60,814 3,977 6.5% 8 Feb16 8,851 8,772 73,642 69,586 4,056 5.8% 9 Feb23 9,523 8,148 83,165 77,734 5,431 7.0% 10 Mar02 9,429 8,575 92,594 86,309 6,285 7.3% 11 Mar09 12 Mar16 13 Mar23 14 Mar30 15 Apr06 16 Apr13 17 Apr20 18 Apr27 19 May04 20 May11 21 May18 22 May25 23 Jun01 24 Jun08 25 Jun15 26 Jun22 27 Jun29 28 Jul06 29 Jul13 30 Jul20 31 Jul27 32 Aug03 33 Aug10 34 Aug17 35 Aug24 36 Aug31 37 Sep07 38 Sep14 39 Sep21 40 Sep28 41 Oct05 42 Oct12 43 Oct19 44 Oct26 45 Nov02 46 Nov09 47 Nov16 48 Nov23 49 Nov30 50 Dec07 51 Dec14 52 Dec21 Total Quarter 1 YEAR TOTAL HEIFER SLAUGHTERINGS 92,594 86,309 6,285 7.3% 92,594 86,309

YOUNG BULL SLAUGHTERINGS Week WEEKLY YEAR TO DATE 2015 v No. 2015 2015 Difference % 1 Dec29 3,818 4,202 3,818 4,202 384 9.1% 2 Jan05 4,382 4,315 8,200 8,517 317 3.7% 3 Jan12 4,068 5,559 12,268 14,076 1,808 12.8% 4 Jan19 4,168 5,498 16,436 19,574 3,138 16.0% 5 Jan26 4,562 6,316 20,998 25,890 4,892 18.9% 6 Feb02 4,754 6,693 25,752 32,583 6,831 21.0% 7 Feb09 4,410 6,658 30,162 39,241 9,079 23.1% 8 Feb16 3,905 6,499 34,067 45,740 11,673 25.5% 9 Feb23 3,745 6,560 37,812 52,300 14,488 27.7% 10 Mar02 3,326 6,087 41,138 58,387 17,249 29.5% 11 Mar09 12 Mar16 13 Mar23 14 Mar30 15 Apr06 16 Apr13 17 Apr20 18 Apr27 19 May04 20 May11 21 May18 22 May25 23 Jun01 24 Jun08 25 Jun15 26 Jun22 27 Jun29 28 Jul06 29 Jul13 30 Jul20 31 Jul27 32 Aug03 33 Aug10 34 Aug17 35 Aug24 36 Aug31 37 Sep07 38 Sep14 39 Sep21 40 Sep28 41 Oct05 42 Oct12 43 Oct19 44 Oct26 45 Nov02 46 Nov09 47 Nov16 48 Nov23 49 Nov30 50 Dec07 51 Dec14 52 Dec21 Total Quarter 1 YEAR TOTAL 41,138 58,387 17,249 29.5% 41,138 58,387

Week Total Third Countries Total Cattle EU (ex NI) Total Calves EU (ex. NI) Total NI Weekly Totals LIVE CATTLE EXPORTS 2015 WEEKLY YEAR TO DATE TOTAL LIVE EXPORTS Third Countries (Cumulative) TOTAL 2015 v Cattle EU (ex NI) Calves EU (ex NI) 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 Head % 1 Dec29 63 174 237 63 84 174 167 237 251 14 6% 2 Jan05 78 85 624 787 141 314 85 798 635 1,024 949 75 8% 3 Jan12 24 276 898 1,198 24 417 809 85 112 1,696 1,345 2,222 2,266 44 2% 4 Jan19 167 358 9 867 1,401 191 775 1,415 94 353 2,563 2,277 3,623 4,045 422 10% 5 Jan26 60 399 1,083 1,542 251 28 1,174 1,754 94 471 3,646 3,159 5,165 5,412 247 5% 6 Feb02 1,409 617 193 913 3,132 1,660 28 1,791 2,608 287 1,188 4,559 3,924 8,297 7,748 549 7% 7 Feb09 866 1,540 1,429 3,835 1,660 90 2,657 3,633 1,827 4,302 5,988 4,898 12,132 12,923 791 6% 8 Feb16 789 3,660 1,283 5,732 1,660 2,463 3,446 4,456 5,487 9,134 7,271 5,564 17,864 21,617 3,753 17% 9 Feb23 166 629 4,806 1,640 7,241 1,826 2,738 4,075 5,446 10,293 15,824 8,911 6,489 25,105 30,497 5,392 18% 10 Mar02 305 854 9,157 1,656 11,972 2,131 2,738 4,929 6,558 19,450 25,037 10,567 7,610 37,077 41,943 4,866 12% 11 Mar09 2,853 7,837 35,819 8,557 55,066 12 Mar16 5,216 8,875 45,366 9,510 68,967 13 Mar23 5,381 9,846 54,379 10,318 79,924 14 Mar30 5,381 10,961 62,614 11,379 90,335 15 Apr06 6,817 12,043 68,744 12,340 99,944 16 Apr13 9,139 13,228 74,273 13,300 109,940 17 Apr20 9,139 14,240 78,916 14,066 116,361 18 Apr27 9,202 15,219 83,514 15,041 122,976 19 May04 9,202 16,393 85,790 15,709 127,094 20 May11 10,632 17,490 90,839 16,469 135,430 21 May18 10,700 18,972 93,380 17,246 140,298 22 May25 12,787 20,523 95,578 17,862 146,750 23 Jun01 12,845 21,557 97,542 18,404 150,348 24 Jun08 12,845 22,995 99,311 19,135 154,286 25 Jun15 12,911 24,138 100,098 19,593 156,740 26 Jun22 12,911 24,839 101,269 20,219 159,238 27 Jun29 12,911 26,387 101,896 20,920 162,114 28 Jul06 15,412 27,782 102,455 21,637 167,286 29 Jul13 15,412 28,998 102,863 22,260 169,533 30 Jul20 15,412 29,921 103,102 23,297 171,732 31 Jul27 15,412 31,252 103,273 24,294 174,231 32 Aug03 15,412 32,286 103,333 25,518 176,549 33 Aug10 15,412 33,882 103,472 26,732 179,498 34 Aug17 15,412 35,485 103,571 28,139 182,607 35 Aug24 15,412 37,176 103,621 29,607 185,816 36 Aug31 15,412 38,874 103,710 30,872 188,868 37 Sep07 15,412 41,012 103,710 32,178 192,312 38 Sep14 15,696 42,387 103,770 33,817 195,670 39 Sep21 15,696 44,100 103,882 35,603 199,281 40 Sep28 15,762 45,541 103,882 37,340 202,525 41 Oct05 15,762 46,704 103,967 39,022 205,455 42 Oct12 16,330 47,941 103,967 40,993 209,231 43 Oct19 16,330 48,694 103,988 42,513 211,525 44 Oct26 18,005 50,058 103,988 44,049 216,100 45 Nov02 18,005 50,973 104,042 45,672 218,692 46 Nov09 18,315 51,681 104,042 47,385 221,423 47 Nov16 19,105 52,503 104,083 48,791 224,482 48 Nov23 19,150 53,331 104,083 50,174 226,738 49 Nov30 19,633 53,996 104,148 51,551 229,328 50 Dec07 22,233 54,621 104,148 52,974 233,976 51 Dec14 22,344 55,116 104,167 54,125 235,752 52 Dec21 22,344 55,722 104,167 54,414 236,647 Weekly YEAR TO DATE Total Live Exports 2015 v NI (Total) Q 1 Year to Date 2,131 5,381 4,929 9,846 19,450 54,379 10,567 10,318 37,077 79,924 42,847 54% 2,131 22,344 4,929 55,722 19,450 104,167 10,567 54,414 37,077 236,647 199,570 84%

LIVE CATTLE EXPORTS FROM IRELAND BY DESTINATION 2015 CALVES (A) Weekly WEANLING/STORES/FINISHED (B) Weekly Running Overall A&B NI GB Fr Ita Bel Net Ger Sp Other EU 3rd Cos Total (A) Running Total NI GB Fr Ita Bel Net Ger Sp Other EU 3rd Cos total (B) Total Weekly Total Dec29 174 63 237 237 237 237 Jan05 85 85 85 624 78 702 939 787 1,024 Jan12 3 3 88 895 76 134 66 24 1,195 2,134 1,198 2,222 Jan19 2 9 11 99 865 129 229 167 1,390 3,524 1,401 3,623 Jan26 2 2 101 1,081 98 1 300 60 1,540 5,064 1,542 5,165 Feb02 1 193 194 295 912 170 60 305 15 67 1,409 2,938 8,002 3,132 8,297 Feb09 6 58 621 861 1,546 1,841 1,423 236 463 68 27 72 2,289 10,291 3,835 12,132 Feb16 47 105 1,471 2,084 3,707 5,548 1,236 328 51 336 74 2,025 12,316 5,732 17,864 Feb23 16 642 2,724 1,440 4,822 10,370 1,624 351 212 66 166 2,419 14,735 7,241 25,105 Mar02 41 616 5,694 160 2,687 9,198 19,568 1,615 383 15 417 37 2 305 2,774 17,509 11,972 37,077 Mar09 Mar16 Mar23 Mar30 Apr06 Apr13 Apr20 Apr27 May04 May11 May18 May25 Jun01 Jun08 Jun15 Jun22 Jun29 Jul06 Jul13 Jul20 Jul27 Aug03 Aug10 Aug17 Aug24 Aug31 Sep07 Sep14 Sep21 Sep28 Oct05 Oct12 Oct19 Oct26 Nov02 Nov09 Nov16 Nov23 Nov30 Dec07 Dec14 Dec21 TOTAL 118 1,421 10,510 160 7,359 19,568 10,449 1,849 127 2,396 179 90 66 89 133 2,131 17,509 37,077

Week 2015 Average Grade E pig prices /100kg % Change Over % Change Over Same Previous Week Week Previous Year 2013 2012 1 141.72 1.20% 13.3% 163.43 171.75 145.84 2 137.83 2.7% 13.7% 159.68 171.50 145.76 3 135.62 1.6% 13.0% 155.88 168.03 145.70 4 135.95 0.2% 12.9% 156.00 168.09 146.04 5 136.01 0.0% 12.9% 156.15 168.26 145.92 6 136.1 0.1% 12.9% 156.29 168.18 145.96 7 136.19 0.1% 13.0% 156.48 168.51 145.95 8 138.17 1.5% 11.7% 156.49 168.25 146.17 9 139.08 0.7% 8.0% 151.15 168.38 147.94 10 142.06 2.1% 6.2% 151.45 168.36 147.98 11 100.0% 100.0% 151.29 168.26 147.95 12 100.0% 152.35 168.29 147.96 13 100.0% 153.43 168.29 148.09 14 100.0% 155.51 168.39 151.94 15 100.0% 158.46 168.41 151.00 16 100.0% 160.35 164.46 151.76 17 100.0% 160.61 164.46 151.68 18 100.0% 162.19 164.43 152.07 19 100.0% 163.40 160.60 152.12 20 100.0% 166.37 160.54 155.80 21 100.0% 166.88 160.73 155.75 22 100.0% 167.84 160.99 155.93 23 100.0% 169.54 160.77 155.82 24 100.0% 170.38 160.96 155.92 25 100.0% 172.89 160.95 155.83 26 100.0% 172.87 160.92 155.94 27 100.0% 173.49 160.95 156.06 28 100.0% 175.07 161.56 156.07 29 100.0% 175.12 161.59 156.04 30 100.0% 171.24 161.83 156.09 31 100.0% 167.18 161.93 156.16 32 100.0% 167.19 161.95 160.23 33 100.0% 167.19 162.2 160.06 34 100.0% 163.18 162.28 160.06 35 100.0% 159.36 162.69 165.95 36 100.0% 159.3 163.89 166.02 37 100.0% 159.31 165.07 166.44 38 100.0% 159.31 166.54 166.12 39 100.0% 155.45 167.81 169.83 40 100.0% 155.27 169.43 169.69 41 100.0% 155.29 171.35 170.08 42 100.0% 151.48 172.77 169.95 43 100.0% 151.54 173.86 170.17 44 100.0% 151.51 174.1 170.09 45 100.0% 151.57 174.19 170.20 46 100.0% 149.48 174.09 170.56 47 100.0% 147.56 169.53 170.89 48 100.0% 147.7 165.97 171.15 49 100.0% 145.96 165.79 171.42 50 100.0% 143.61 165.75 171.51 51 100.0% 144.14 165.89 171.56 52 100.0% 143.42 166.12 171.56 Average 158.81 166.15 158.13

190 Irish Average Grade E Pig Price per 100kgs 185 180 175 170 165 160 155 150 145 140 135 130 125 120 1 4 7 10 13 16 19 22 25 28 31 34 37 40 43 46 49 52 2012 2013 2015

Pig Slaughtering Figures at Export Approved Plants 2015 Week Pigs Sows Total Cum Cum Diff % Difference w/ending Pigs Sows Total Cum 2015 v 2015 v 03/01/2015 43,439 1,705 45,144 45,144 1,354 2.9% 04/01/ 45,099 1,399 46,498 46,498 10/01/2015 59,933 2,378 62,311 107,455 3,282 3.2% 11/01/ 55,369 2,306 57,675 104,173 17/01/2015 59,933 2,126 62,059 169,514 6,963 4.3% 18/01/ 56,562 1,816 58,378 162,551 24/01/2015 59,534 2,097 61,631 231,145 10,125 4.6% 25/01/ 56,456 2,013 58,469 221,020 31/01/2015 60,029 2,097 62,126 293,271 15,062 5.4% 01/02/ 55,126 2,063 57,189 278,209 07/02/2015 60,122 1,977 62,099 355,370 19,837 5.9% 08/02/ 55,769 1,555 57,324 335,533 14/02/2015 59,314 1,835 61,149 416,519 24,539 6.3% 15/02/ 54,527 1,920 56,447 391,980 21/02/2015 59,207 1,941 61,148 477,667 29,728 6.6% 22/02/ 54,176 1,783 55,959 447,939 28/02/2015 59,544 1,792 61,336 539,003 35,826 7.1% 01/03/ 53,519 1,719 55,238 503,177 07/03/2015 59,676 2,026 61,702 600,705 42,715 7.7% 08/03/ 53,378 1,435 54,813 557,990 15/03/ 56,493 1,702 58,195 616,185 22/03/ 46,514 1,527 48,041 664,226 29/03/ 55,864 1,956 57,820 722,046 05/04/ 52,681 1,509 54,190 776,236 12/04/ 57,005 2,044 59,049 835,285 19/04/ 57,491 1,965 59,456 894,741 26/04/ 46,662 1,484 48,146 942,887 03/05/ 57,582 1,904 59,486 1,002,373 10/05/ 46,004 1,481 47,485 1,049,858 17/05/ 55,742 1,829 57,571 1,107,429 24/05/ 53,007 1,856 54,863 1,162,292 31/05/ 57,470 2,277 59,747 1,222,039 07/06/ 46,395 1,949 48,344 1,270,383 14/06/ 56,506 2,048 58,554 1,328,937 21/06/ 56,399 1,714 58,113 1,387,050 28/06/ 55,632 1,900 57,532 1,444,582 05/07/ 52,871 1,945 54,816 1,499,398 12/07/ 53,918 2,042 55,960 1,555,358 19/07/ 55,725 2,032 57,757 1,613,115 26/07/ 55,176 2,119 57,295 1,670,410 02/08/ 55,981 1,826 57,807 1,728,217 09/08/ 47,358 1,750 49,108 1,777,325 16/08/ 57,041 1,964 59,005 1,836,330 23/08/ 57,917 2,018 59,935 1,896,265 30/08/ 56,633 2,206 58,839 1,955,104 06/09/ 58,213 1,891 60,104 2,015,208 13/09/ 57,856 1,961 59,817 2,075,025 20/09/ 58,369 2,010 60,379 2,135,404 27/09/ 58,311 2,066 60,377 2,195,781 04/10/ 56,913 1,710 58,623 2,254,404 11/10/ 58,370 2,076 60,446 2,314,850 18/10/ 60,641 1,926 62,567 2,377,417 25/10/ 60,088 1,989 62,077 2,439,494 01/11/ 48,937 1,767 50,704 2,490,198 08/11/ 62,394 2,300 64,694 2,554,892 15/11/ 61,532 2,043 63,575 2,618,467 22/11/ 62,870 2,171 65,041 2,683,508 29/11/ 64,269 1,981 66,250 2,749,758 06/12/ 65,564 2,119 67,683 2,817,441 13/12/ 67,624 2,560 70,184 2,887,625 20/12/ 64,429 477 64,906 2,952,531 27/12/ 16,017 148 16,165 2,968,696 Overall Total 580,731 19,974 600,705 Overall Total 2,872,445 96,251 2,968,696 Pigs Sows Total Pigs Sows Total QTR 1 580,731 19,974 600,705 QTR 1 698,852 23,194 722,046 QTR 2 QTR 2 698,576 23,960 722,536 QTR 3 QTR 3 725,369 25,830 751,199 QTR 4 QTR 4 749,648 23,267 772,915 YTD 580,731 19,974 600,705 YTD 2,872,445 96,251 2,968,696

Head SHEEPMEAT INFORMATION WEEK BEGINNING 02/03/2015 WEEK 10 Irish Prices /100 kg. 2015 % Change EU Market Rates Euro/ % of Community Avg Factory Price 534.68 475.64 12.4% Heavy Lambs 100Kg Price Avg Mart Price 479.03 418.52 14.5% Belgium 792.30 146% National Average Price 517.98 464.58 11.5% Denmark 482.60 89% Germany 516.50 95% Estonia 270.37 50% Spain 486.46 89% France 630.00 116% Ireland 517.98 95% Cyprus 597.00 110% Latvia 378.74 70% Lithuania 406.70 75% Slaughterings 2015 % Difference Netherlands 517.41 95% For the Week 34,398 37,175 7% Austria 534.00 98% Cumulative to date 350,044 371,563 6% Poland 358.88 66% Romania 220.49 41% Finland 361.73 67% Sweden 527.66 97% Northern Ireland 511.86 94% Great Britain 584.96 108% United Kingdom 579.75 107% Community 543.61 100% 700 500 Avg. Price /100 kg for Sheepmeat 2015 300 100 100 1 4 7 10 13 16 19 22 25 28 31 34 37 40 43 46 49 52 50000 40000 30000 20000 10000 Week No. Slaughterings at DAFMsupervised plants 2015 0 1 4 7 10 13 16 19 22 25 28 31 34 37 40 43 46 49 52 Week No.

Head REPORT ON SLAUGHTERING (NO. OF HEAD) AT SHEEP EXPORT PREMISES WEEK BEGINNING 02/03/2015 WEEK 10 CATEGORY 2015 DIFFERENCE % Differences 2015 vs Weekly Cumulative Weekly Cumulative Weekly Cumulative Weekly Cumulative Lambs/Hoggets 30,374 309,206 32,015 319,905 1641 10,699 5% 3% Spring Lambs 67 110 67 110 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! Ewes and Rams 3,948 40,354 5,095 50,627 1,147 10,273 23% 20% Light Lambs 9 374 65 1,031 56 657 86% 64% TOTAL 34,398 350,044 37,175 371,563 2,777 21,519 7% 6% Weekly Sheep Slaughterings 2015 80000 70000 60000 50000 40000 30000 20000 10000 0 1 4 7 10 13 16 19 22 25 28 31 34 37 40 43 46 49 52 Week no.

Comparison of Poultry Slaughter Figures Between 2015* and WEEK 2015 2015 Cumulative Cumulative Weekly Cumulative Weekly Cumulative Difference % 2015 v Difference 1 1,219,251 1,219,251 1,348,102 1,348,102 128,851 10.6% 2 1,531,738 2,750,989 1,759,150 3,107,252 356,263 13.0% 3 1,578,803 4,329,792 1,628,238 4,735,490 405,698 9.4% 4 1,576,124 5,905,916 1,662,500 6,397,990 492,074 8.3% 5 1,551,975 7,457,891 1,714,781 8,112,771 654,880 8.8% 6 1,651,273 9,109,164 1,702,857 9,815,628 706,464 7.8% 7 1,638,089 10,747,253 1,470,949 11,286,577 539,324 5.0% 8 1,563,762 12,311,015 1,549,816 12,836,393 525,378 4.3% 9 1,595,365 13,906,380 1,591,895 14,428,288 521,908 3.8% 10 1,067,507 14,973,887 1,539,591 15,967,879 993,992 6.6% 11 14,973,887 1,542,173 17,510,052 2,536,165 12 14,973,887 1,415,215 18,925,267 3,951,380 13 14,973,887 1,546,809 20,472,076 5,498,189 14 14,973,887 1,389,945 21,862,021 6,888,134 15 14,973,887 1,422,360 23,284,381 8,310,494 16 14,973,887 1,408,240 24,692,621 9,718,734 17 14,973,887 1,421,321 26,113,942 11,140,055 18 14,973,887 1,537,450 27,651,392 12,677,505 19 14,973,887 1,429,590 29,080,982 14,107,095 20 14,973,887 1,494,243 30,575,225 15,601,338 21 14,973,887 1,433,898 32,009,123 17,035,236 22 14,973,887 1,671,885 33,681,008 18,707,121 23 14,973,887 1,401,691 35,082,699 20,108,812 24 14,973,887 1,422,118 36,504,817 21,530,930 25 14,973,887 1,457,203 37,962,020 22,988,133 26 14,973,887 1,445,177 39,407,197 24,433,310 27 14,973,887 1,504,818 40,912,015 25,938,128 28 14,973,887 1,536,845 42,448,860 27,474,973 29 14,973,887 1,458,342 43,907,202 28,933,315 30 14,973,887 1,495,279 45,402,481 30,428,594 31 14,973,887 1,673,442 47,075,923 32,102,036 32 14,973,887 1,464,491 48,540,414 33,566,527 33 14,973,887 1,530,033 50,070,447 35,096,560 34 14,973,887 1,447,253 51,517,700 36,543,813 35 14,973,887 1,557,393 53,075,093 38,101,206 36 14,973,887 1,366,906 54,441,999 39,468,112 37 14,973,887 1,428,570 55,870,569 40,896,682 38 14,973,887 1,457,170 57,327,739 42,353,852 39 14,973,887 1,419,428 58,747,167 43,773,280 40 14,973,887 1,473,477 60,220,644 45,246,757 41 14,973,887 1,429,870 61,650,514 46,676,627 42 14,973,887 1,400,382 63,050,896 48,077,009 43 14,973,887 1,534,389 64,585,285 49,611,398 44 14,973,887 1,367,836 65,953,121 50,979,234 45 14,973,887 1,387,576 67,340,697 52,366,810 46 14,973,887 1,477,449 68,818,146 53,844,259 47 14,973,887 1,510,787 70,328,933 55,355,046 48 14,973,887 1,528,903 71,857,836 56,883,949 49 14,973,887 1,697,224 73,555,060 58,581,173 50 14,973,887 1,632,497 75,187,557 60,213,670 51 14,973,887 1,655,783 76,843,340 61,869,453 52 14,973,887 690,157 77,533,497 62,559,610