Sheep trade: Lamb quotes holding around the €5.30-5.40/kg mark July 7, 2020 Sheep The big talking point last week was the turnaround in prices for lambs, as quotes, for the first time in a number of…
Sheep trade update: ‘Tight supplies’ see lamb prices move in the right direction July 2, 2020 Sheep Quotes for lambs have taken a u-turn in the space of a few days, as reports of ‘tight supplies’ surface. Kildare Chilling, Kepak…
Sheep trade: Lamb quotes slip once again June 30, 2020 Sheep The downward pressure on lamb prices continues this week, as base quotes fall a further 10c/kg on last week’s prices. Base quotes for…
Sheep trade: Base quotes for lambs fall to €5.30/kg June 23, 2020 Sheep Another tough week looks to be in store for farmers that have lambs ready for the factory – as base quotes fall once…
Sheep trade: ‘Turbulent week in store’, as spring lamb prices slip further June 9, 2020 Sheep Quotes for spring lambs have slipped by a further 5-10c/kg since last week; however, a further 20c/kg could be wiped off towards the…
Sheep trade: Spring lamb quotes slip once again June 3, 2020 Sheep Not much good news on the spring lamb front for farmers this week, as prices come under pressure once again. Lamb quotes have…
Sheep trade: No major change in quotes, as hogget supplies tighten further May 19, 2020 Sheep Base quotes for both spring lambs and hoggets continue to hold around the €6.00/kg and €5.35/kg mark respectively. Quotes of between €6.00/kg and…
Sheep trade: Hogget kill drops by over 11,800 head, as spring lamb supplies increase steadily May 12, 2020 Sheep It looks like there won’t be any upward movement in prices anytime soon, as processors say Covid-19 continues to make “market conditions difficult”.…
Sheep trade: Prices steady, as farmers lick their wounds from last week’s price cuts May 6, 2020 Sheep ‘The less said about it the better’ is what every sheep farmer will be saying after what they endured last week in terms…
Sheep trade: Processors warn of cuts of up to €13/head for hoggets and €8/head for spring lambs April 27, 2020 Sheep The recent upturn in prices for sheepmeat looks to have come to a halt, as base prices for both spring lambs and hoggets…
Sheep trade: Hogget and spring lamb prices surge up, as supplies tighten April 21, 2020 Sheep A tightening of supplies and the fact Ramadan is just around the corner seems to be driving the sheep trade at the moment.…
Sheep trade: Positive Easter trade sees prices move in the right direction April 15, 2020 Sheep As Easter comes to a close for another year, sheep farmers will look back and say “what could have been”. A month prior…
Sheep trade: Spring lambs making up to €6.40/kg, as hogget prices begin to recover April 7, 2020 Sheep It has been a tough few weeks for sheep farmers right across the country, with factory prices for all types of stock plummeting.…
Sheep trade: Quotes hard to come by, as factories keep their cards close to their chest March 31, 2020 Sheep The uncertainty surrounding the sheep trade continues, as quotes become hard to come by, as factories keep their cards close to their chest.…
Sheep trade: Covid-19 affects factory prices, as base quotes drop by up to 20c/kg March 17, 2020 Sheep Hogget prices have fallen for the first time since November 2019, as the impact of the coronavirus outbreak sets in. Looking at the…
Sheep trade: Dirty sheep being presented to the factory becoming a problem March 3, 2020 Sheep The bad weather over the past few weeks is making it difficult for farmers to present sheep to factories that comply with the…
Sheep trade: ‘Farmers should reject any factory quotes that are lower than €6.00/kg’ February 26, 2020 Sheep For the third week in a row, base quotes have increased for hoggets, with prices of up to €6.00/kg readily achievable. This week,…
Sheep trade: Hogget prices edge closer to €6.00/kg February 18, 2020 Sheep Base quotes have increased for the second week in a row, as bad weather and tightening supplies force the hand of factories to…
