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Sheep trade: Covid-19 affects factory prices, as base quotes drop by up to 20c/kg

March 17, 2020

Hogget prices have fallen for the first time since November 2019, as the impact of the coronavirus outbreak sets in. Looking at the…

Sheep marts: Well-fleshed hoggets back €10/head in some marts

March 17, 2020

Sheep

Mart managers across the country have reported that prices for butcher and factory-fit hoggets are back as much as €10/head. Despite the outbreak…

Sheep trade: Over 54,000 more hoggets processed compared to this time last year

March 10, 2020

Sheep

For the second week in a row, base quotes for hoggets remain unchanged, with quotes hovering around the 570c/kg to 580c/kg mark. However,…

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,…

Quotes becoming difficult to get as problems arise around overweight hoggets

February 15, 2020

Sheep

A number of factories have noted a tightening of supplies over the past few weeks, as base quotes increased again this week. Since…

Price rise: Hoggets hit highs of 550c/kg

February 20, 2018

Sheep

Driven by a supply shortage, hogget prices have hit 550c/kg in some locations this week. As it stands, procurement managers are offering 535-540c/kg…

‘Factories and butchers will be looking for lambs’

March 25, 2017

Sheep

Factories and butchers will be looking for lambs in the next two weeks, according to the IFA National Sheep Committee Chairman John Lynskey.…

No movement in hogget prices as supplies continue to tighten

March 21, 2017

Sheep

There has been little or no movement in the hogget factory trade this week, with most factories opting to stay at last week’s…

Hoggets hit €5.20/kg but have yet to reach 2016 levels

March 8, 2017

Sheep

The sheep trade, and particularly hoggets, has continued to remain in a positive position this week following an uplift in prices in recent…

Tighter supplies set to boost the hogget trade

February 28, 2017

Sheep

Hogget supplies continued to tighten during the latter stages of last week and, as a result, procurement managers are having to work to…

Tighter supplies see hogget prices hit €5/kg

February 23, 2017

Sheep

Hogget supplies have tightened in recent days and as a result some farmers have been able to secure €5/kg for suitable stock. In…

Hogget finishers see prices drop by 65c/kg on last year’s levels

February 8, 2017

Sheep

Weak factory demand has seen the base hogget price fall by over 65c/kg when compared to the same week in 2016. Factory buyers…

Spring lamb and hogget quotes ease as buyers are slow to switch over to lamb

April 19, 2016

Sheep

Both spring lamb and hogget quotes have dropped this week, as sheepmeat buyers are slow to make to switch to new season lamb.…

Week-on-week hogget kill posts another rise – Spring lamb numbers increase

March 18, 2016

Sheep

The hogget kill increased again last week, with week-on-week throughput rising by 2%, figures from the Department of Agriculture show. During the week…

Easter trade yet to kick off – Hogget prices remain unchanged

March 15, 2016

Sheep

There has been no movement in hogget quotes this week, with the majority of processors offering prices similar to last weeks levels. Easter…

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