Sheep News
The first full week of 2025 has got off to a strong start for the sheep trade with factory price offerings increasing by...
Sheep
Prices in the sheep trade have remained on par with those seen last week, with comparisons of prices from a year ago showing a stark contrast
The first of this year’s lamb crop will be processed in factories this week as spring lamb prices in 2024 have opened.
The hogget trade in marts across is proving to be a source of frustration for some farmers bringing hoggets and lambs to factories.
There continues to be upward movement in the hogget trade, as the prices factories have quoted have risen significantly for today (Monday, February 19).
As prices in the sheep trade have remained low for farmers this week, the effects of other countries expanding their trade to Europe was acknowledged by some in the Irish trade as meaning Irish farmers "can't compete" with such low prices.
Sheep Technical
Prices farmers are getting from factories today (July 24) for spring lamb are now €1/kg less than they were receiving last month (June 26).
The Irish lamb/hogget price as of the week ending January 28 was just shy of €2.00/kg behind the French price.
The trade for hoggets was described by many mart managers at the start of this week as "tough" as...
A 60-70c/kg price gap for hoggets has opened up on this time 12 months ago as further cuts this week put a dampener on the trade once again.
Some mart managers have noted a sharper trade for store hoggets/lambs this past week particularly in the case of ewes
An improved trade trade was across the board at Tullow Mart on Tuesday, January 24, with some positivity to report a welcome sight.
Demand for spring lambs at marts has been very strong this past week, but prices have remained...
On Wednesday (May 25) Agriland made the trip to Roscommon Mart to check in on the trade at the mart's weekly sheep sale.
Agriland made the trip to Athenry Mart yesterday (Monday, May 23) for the mart's sale of sheep,...
A small showing of spring lambs was met with a strong trade at Blessington Mart this week, with...
Spring lamb prices topped €180/head at Athenry Mart today (Monday, May 16) for lambs weighing...
The hogget trade at marts last week was steady, with supplies remaining relatively small. The...
Heavy cull ewes remained the pick of the trade at marts this past week, while hoggets eased in...
Hogget prices witnessed an improved trade of €2-3/head at some marts last week, in line with...
Liveweight and deadweight hogget prices in Northern Ireland (NI) are continuing in an upward...
The trade at Carnew Mart was described as being "on fire" by the mart's yard manager Eugen Clune after the conclusion of Thursday's sale.
Despite hogget prices lifting by up to 20-30c/kg since the turn of the month, the bigger picture reveals that prices are still...
