Beef
Pics and Prices: Dry cows topped at €1.93/kg in Blessington Mart
There was a weekly rise in numbers entered into Blessington Mart on Thursday, February 5 – as there was a...
Beef
There was a weekly rise in numbers entered into Blessington Mart on Thursday, February 5 – as there was a...
Sheep
Blessington’s John Doyle reported that heavy lamb prices were stronger by €10-15/head at Tuesday’s sale (January 12). Last week, at...
Sheep
A strong start to 2021 was reported by John Doyle of Blessington Mart at the Wicklow-based mart’s first sheep sale...
Sheep
A Suffolk cross Cheviot ewe lamb and ewe hogget show and sale was held at Blessington Mart alongside its weekly...
Sheep
Blessington Mart was the venue for the South of Ireland Branch of the Suffolk Sheep Society’s Premier Show and Sale...
Sheep
The drop in factory prices for both spring lambs and hoggets was evident across many sheep marts last week. Most...
Sheep
On Tuesday, March 24, the news broke that all livestock marts across the country were to suspend trading in an...
Beef
The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announced that all livestock marts were to close from midnight on Tuesday, March 24, as the...
Sheep
Mart managers across the country are reporting an improved trade for store and factory-fit lambs, as supplies begin to tighten...
Sheep
The ‘Ladies First Production Sale’ is set to take place this Saturday, November 2, at Blessington Livestock Mart, Co. Wicklow....
Sheep
Mart managers across the country are reporting increased demand for factory-fit lambs. This has seen lamb prices break past the...
Sheep
The low base quotes of 430-435c/kg that factories are offering are having a negative impact on the sheep trade. Factory-fit...
Sheep
Mart managers across the country are reporting a steady trade across all sheep classes, with the demand for store lambs...
Sheep
The recent beef protests continue to have a significant impact on the sheep trade, with the demand easing for factory-fit...
Sheep
The recent beef protests have had a significant impact on the sheep trade in the past week, with demand easing...
Sheep
Recent factory price cuts are affecting the sheep trade across the country. However, the hogget trade is on the rise,...
Sheep
Factory price cuts last week of up to 30c/kg for lambs have seen a knock-on effect in some sheep marts...