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‘It’s all about numbers’: Spring lamb trade continues to remain under pressure

July 10, 2018

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…

Spring lambs take a hammering on the back of additional supplies

June 26, 2018

Sheep

Spring lamb supplies have been creeping upwards over the last number of weeks and peaked at 42,920 head during the week ending June…

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…

Factory trade: Buyers move tactically in advance of grass cattle

June 18, 2018

Beef

Factory buyers have made somewhat of a tactical move this week, as they begin to talk down the trade in advance of the…

Spring lamb quotes steady after difficult fortnight

June 12, 2018

Sheep

The spring lamb trade has steadied somewhat after a difficult fortnight for trading. Over a 14-day period, factory buyers moved to cut spring…

Sheep trade: Processors tighten their grip on the market

May 30, 2018

Sheep

During the week ending May 20, the number of spring lambs slaughtered at Department of Agriculture approved sheep meat plants stood at 22,020…

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…

Hoggets steady as buyers move to stabilise the market

April 24, 2018

Sheep

After a number of weeks of strong hogget trading, factory buyers have moved to stabilise the market somewhat this week. Although all-in prices…

Hogget trade strengthens by 20c/kg

April 10, 2018

Sheep

Factory demand for hoggets has strengthened somewhat over recent days and quotes have improved by 20c/kg in many plants. The Irish Country Meats’…

No buzz to spring lamb trade as Easter approaches

March 21, 2018

Sheep

Easter is fast approaching and processors have little over seven full processing days before they break on Good Friday. Despite Easter’s proximity, factory…