However, exports to Northern Ireland remain unchanged.
Roughly 20% to 30% of stock at the main breeds society sales on a normal year would go for export. The percentage of these cattle exported to mainland Britain varies greatly among breeds.
However, what is common across all is that these are generally many of the top prices of the sales and help set a standard overall.
What the societies had to say
Peadar Glennon, Irish Simmental Cattle Society
“The first thing I’d ask is where is the rule coming from, is it the UK or the EU? If this rule stays in place, it will have a serious impact on our premier sale trade, especially for the likes of the good bulls and heifers.