Sheep marts: Factory cuts not helping the trade July 18, 2018 Sheep The spring lamb trade continues to remain under pressure in factories and lamb buyers have moved to impose further cuts this week. As…
€20 wiped off spring lambs in just 5 weeks July 17, 2018 Sheep As has been the case over recent weeks, the spring lamb trade continues to remain challenging and processors have imposed further price cuts…
‘It’s all about numbers’: Spring lamb trade continues to remain under pressure July 10, 2018 Sheep It’s beginning to sound like a broken record at this stage, but the spring lamb trade continues to remain under pressure – at…
Sheep trade: Spring lambs take another hit July 3, 2018 Sheep After dipping by 20c/kg last week, spring lamb quotes have taken another hit this week and are back by a further 10c/kg. As…
Sheep marts: Farmers begin to hunt for store lambs June 20, 2018 Sheep The number of store lambs being marketed through marts across the country is starting to increase on a weekly basis and these lots…
Mixed results in the spring lamb market June 19, 2018 Sheep Although the spring lamb trade steadied somewhat last week, mixed messages have been circulating throughout factory lairages this week; some processors have moved…
Sheep trade: Spring lamb quotes slashed further June 6, 2018 Sheep During the week ending May 27, the number of spring lambs slaughtered at Department of Agriculture approved sheep meat plants stood at 27,249…
Quotes remain unchanged as spring lamb supplies gather pace May 15, 2018 Sheep The Muslim festival of Ramadan gets underway today, May 15, and instead of giving the market a major lift, it’s rather helping to…
Ramadan buying steadies the sheep trade May 9, 2018 Sheep The Muslim festival of Ramadan will commence on May 15 and it’s having somewhat of a steadying effect on spring lamb and hogget…
Factory trade: Hogget quotes drop to €6/kg May 1, 2018 Sheep Factory buyers have moved to tighten their grip on the hogget trade and, as a result, quote decreases of 20-30c/kg have been witnessed…
Sheep marts: Factory buyers chase hoggets at the ringside April 18, 2018 Sheep As has been the case over recent weeks, the hogget trade continues to remain in good stead in both the factories and marts.…
Spring lambs reach a top call of €171/head April 12, 2018 Sheep After a relatively slow start, the spring lamb trade is beginning to gather pace and more numbers are being presented for sale in…
Sheep trade: No change in base quotes offered March 28, 2018 Sheep As we approach the Easter weekend, factory agents are currently offering 700-720c/kg for spring lambs. During the week ending March 18, the number…
Hoggets hit €6/kg as Easter buying commences March 13, 2018 Sheep There has been a marked improvement in the hogget trade in recent days; many processors are now offering base quotes of 590-600c/kg to secure…
Falling numbers fail to boost spring lamb trade September 19, 2017 Sheep The price pressure on spring lamb quotes has continued into this week. As it stands, most buyers are offering base quotes of 450-460c/kg.…
Sheep marts: Factory price cut fails to dampen spring lamb trade June 7, 2017 Sheep Factories have moved to cut spring lamb prices by up to 40c/kg in recent days, citing market competitiveness as the main reason for…
Annual spring lamb price drop takes hold of the market June 6, 2017 Sheep Becoming an all too common trend, the now annual spring lamb price drop seems to have truly taken a hold of the market.…
Little joy for Easter lamb producers April 11, 2017 Sheep Easter is just days away and there has been no major improvement in lamb prices just yet. Factories, for the most part, are…
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