# How do meal costs compare to beef prices this year? - Agriland.ie

> Irish beef finisher Willie Boland says the margin over concentrate cost is 20c/kg higher than a year ago, with concentrates near €400/t and beef near €5/kg. However, rising fuel and fertiliser costs are eroding net margins, and meal markets have become highly volatile.

- Date: 2022-05-11 · published 2022-05-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Ireland · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41525-how-do-meal-costs-compare-to-beef-prices-this-year-agriland-ie
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Higher concentrate and meal prices, driven by grain supply disruptions, squeeze feed margins even as beef prices rise, which affects purchasing decisions for feed buyers in Europe.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- agriland.ie: https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/farmland-beef-finishers-are-facing-a-false-economy/

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