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Quotes remain unchanged as spring lamb supplies gather pace

May 15, 2018

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…

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…

550c/kg hogget prices continue

February 27, 2018

Sheep

Like last week, factory buyers are continuing to offer 550c/kg to secure hoggets. As it stands, the majority of processors are offering base…

Factory trade: Cows continue to lead the way as prime quotes remain static

February 26, 2018

Beef

Despite a relatively large beef kill during the week ending February 18, base cattle quotes have remained largely unchanged this week. For the…

Hogget prices rise amid ‘dirty’ sheep confusion

February 15, 2018

Sheep

Base hogget quotes have risen by 10-20c/kg this week, despite the confusion currently surrounding the Clean Livestock Policy (CLP) for sheep. As it…

Sheep trade: Concerns raised at ‘unworkable interpretation’ of the Clean Livestock Policy

February 6, 2018

Sheep

The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) sheep chairman, John Brooks has deep reservations about the roll out of the Clean Livestock…

‘Dirty’ lambs to be turned away from factory gates

January 31, 2018

Sheep

Fears have been raised that ‘dirty’ lambs or sheep falling into Category C (unacceptable) of the Clean Livestock Policy will be turned away…

Sheep trade: Lamb prices plugging along at 480c/kg

January 19, 2018

Sheep

Lamb prices continue to plug along at 480c/kg. In recent days, some plants have attempted to tighten their grip on the market. However,…

Irish sheep slaughterings on track to reach an 11-year high

January 3, 2018

Sheep

Official figures show that over 2.91 million sheep were slaughtered in Ireland up to the week ending December 24, 2017. And, with a…

Sheep slaughterings reach a 9-year high

December 19, 2017

Sheep

The number of sheep slaughtered in Ireland has reached its highest level in nine years, figures from the Department of Agriculture show. So…

Wintry conditions fail to ‘chill’ lamb prices

December 12, 2017

Sheep

The country is currently grasped by a cold spell. However, the wintry conditions of late have yet to put a ‘chill’ on lamb…

Lamb trade: Deals being done at 520c/kg

December 6, 2017

Sheep

The factory/farmer sheep price stalemate has continued from last week. Farmers are ‘sticking to their guns’ when it comes to marketing their stock.…

Sheep trade: €5/kg still widely available, as ‘dirty lamb’ pressure intensifies

November 28, 2017

Sheep

The lamb trade continues to remain buoyant this week and prices of €5/kg are widely available for factory-fit lambs. The supply/demand balance remains…

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