Beef prices have risen sharply in the run-up to Christmas, while pork has become cheaper, according to data published on Friday.
Statistics released by the consumer protection service, inform that beef topside – a lean, economical cut of meat from the inner thigh of the hind leg – rose by 15.95 per cent year on year to an average €15.13 per kilo.
Local beef steak increased by 22.87 per cent
