What is the price of live horses per kilogram/pound in Ireland today?
The retail price range for Ireland live horses is between US$ 112.80 and US$ 123.40 per kilogram or between US$ 51.16 and US$ 55.96 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of live horses in Ireland
The retail price range in Euro for live horses is between EUR 104.22 and EUR 114.01 per kilogram or between EUR 47.27 and EUR 51.71 per pound(lb) in Dublin and Cork.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Ireland live horses is between US$ 78.96 and US$ 86.38 per kilogram or between US$ 35.81 and US$ 39.17 per pound(lb).
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Ireland Live Horses Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Live Horses from Ireland over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 147.87 US dollars per kilogram, followed by a sharp drop to 107.62 US dollars per kilogram in 2018. In 2019, the price rose slightly to 108.05 US dollars per kilogram, before skyrocketing to 251.56 US dollars per kilogram in 2020. The price then dropped again to 105.65 US dollars per kilogram in 2021. For 2022, the export price was 0.00 US dollars per kilogram. Based on this data, it is likely that the export price for 2023 will be around 105.65 US dollars per kilogram, and for 2024 it will be around 0.00 US dollars per kilogram.The exports of live horses from Ireland are categorised as:
- Live horses (excluding pure-bred for breeding) (HS code 010129)
- Live asses, mules and hinnies (HS code 010120)
- Live horses (excluding pure-bred for breeding) (HS code 010119)
- Pure-bred breeding horses (HS code 010121)
- Pure-bred breeding horses and asses (HS code 010110)
- Pure-bred breeding horses (HS code 010111)
Ireland Live Horses Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Live Horses into Ireland over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2016, the price was at its highest at 144.39 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 73.33 US dollars per kg in 2015. Prices then rose again in 2017 to 147.87 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 107.62 US dollars per kg in 2018. Prices then remained relatively stable in 2019 and 2020, at 108.05 and 251.56 US dollars per kg respectively. The most recent data shows that the price has dropped to 105.65 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Live Horses into Ireland will remain relatively stable in the next two years. We can predict that the price will be around 105.65 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 2024.Export values for Ireland live horses
The total values in export for live horses in Ireland were US$ 222,126, US$ 315,726, US$ 297,801 and US$ 299,363 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Ireland live horses - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The quantity of live horses shipped by Ireland in 2020 was 940 metric tonnes. In 2019 Ireland exported 2,391 tonnes of live horses. Through 2019 alone, the market for Ireland live horses (livestock category) has shrunk, flactuating by -8.109 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, live horses' exports increased by 12.25 percent earning the exporter US$299.36m for the year 2019. Ireland's live horses exports are classified as:
- Live horses (excluding pure-bred for breeding) (HS code 010119)
- Pure-bred breeding horses (HS code 010111)
- Pure-bred breeding horses and asses (HS code 010110)
- Pure-bred breeding horses (HS code 010121)
- Live horses (excluding pure-bred for breeding) (HS code 010129)
- Live asses, mules and hinnies (HS code 010120)
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Ireland live horses export values
In 2019, Ireland sold live horses costing 299.36m USD, a surge of 0.52% from 2018's total live horses export of 297.801m USD. The yearly growth in value of Ireland live horses between 2017 to 2018 was -5.677 percent.
The per year change in the quantity of Ireland's live horses exports between 2017 and 2019 was 12.25 pc compared to a variation of -8.109% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Ireland live horses ( in '000$ )
Ireland's best performing destinations for live horses are United Kingdom (UK), Greece, Belgium, Italy and US.
Ireland brought in 1,604 tonnes of live horses in 2019.