Sheep
Factories gear up for spring lambs
Easter is fast approaching and all of the major sheepmeat processors are now offering official quotes for spring lambs. Last...
Sheep
Easter is fast approaching and all of the major sheepmeat processors are now offering official quotes for spring lambs. Last...
Sheep
Factories and butchers will be looking for lambs in the next two weeks, according to the IFA National Sheep Committee...
Beef
Shock waves were sent through global beef markets over the weekend as details emerged of a major scandal involving Brazilian...
Sheep
There has been little or no movement in the hogget factory trade this week, with most factories opting to stay...
Beef
Tightening beef cattle supplies, this week, have added a bit more bite to the beef trade with most processors opting...
Sheep
The sheep trade, and particularly hoggets, has continued to remain in a positive position this week following an uplift in...
Sheep
Hogget supplies continued to tighten during the latter stages of last week and, as a result, procurement managers are having...
Beef
Strong supplies in recent weeks have dampened some of the demand for factory cattle and as a result base prices...
Sheep
Hogget supplies have tightened in recent days and as a result some farmers have been able to secure €5/kg for...
Beef
The weekly beef kill has passed the 35,000 head mark for the first time in 2017, with some 35,264 cattle...
Beef
Cattle numbers are growing week-on-week and some 34,214 head of cattle were slaughtered in Department approved beef export plants during...
Beef
Beef prices remain largely unchanged this week as procurement managers are expecting supplies to hold strong this week. Similar to...
Beef
There has been a noticeable improvement in the cow trade with R grade cull cow prices improving by 5-10c/kg in...
Sheep
There has been little or no movement in the lamb factory trade this week, with most factories opting to stay...
Beef
A somewhat stronger cattle trade has seen the beef price offered to farmers, for both steers and heifers, rise by...
Sheep
Factory buyers have warned that over-fat and heavy lambs have become an increasingly common problem in recent weeks. Some buyers...
Sheep
There has been little movement in the lamb price, with many factories opting to maintain quotes at pre-Christmas levels. Kepak...
Sheep
Sheep factories have maintained their stance of lamb prices, with three of Ireland’s leading processors opting to keep quotes at...