Sheep
Sheep trade: Up to 10c/kg of a lift for lamb prices
Prices for spring lamb received a boost this week as factories have added 10c/kg on to their quotes. While prices...
Irish Country Meats
Sheep
Sheep trade: Base quotes remain firm for spring lambs
Prices in the sheep trade at the beginning of this week (Monday, November 20) have steadied and are holding firm...
Sheep
Sheep trade: Factories rise spring lamb prices by up to 25c/kg
The sheep trade this week (Monday, November 13) has kicked off positively, with factories raising the price for spring lamb...
Agri-Business
27% increase in pre-tax profits at Goodman-owned group
By Gordon Deegan Pre-tax profits at a meat processing group owned by Larry Goodman last year increased by 27% to...
Sheep
EID is the future of the sheep sector - ICM's James Smyth
“Electronic Identification Tagging (EID) is the future of the Irish sheep sector,” according to James Smyth of Irish Country Meats...
Sheep
Luxembourg retailer strikes deal to exclusively stock Irish lamb
The decision of Luxembourg retailer Cactus to exclusively stock Irish lamb from its self-service and butcher counters has been welcomed...
Sheep
'Will EID give us a higher price for our lambs?'
The EID (electronic identification) tagging debate has been rumbling on for weeks now, with the Department of Agriculture and farmers...
Sheep
Lamb demand to reach its pinnacle in the coming weeks
Demand for Irish lamb is set to reach its pinnacle in the coming weeks as the Muslim festival of Eid-al-Adha...
Sheep
Difficult January outlook for sheep prices
The prospect of sheep prices improving after Christmas looks unlikely, according to Irish Country Meats’ Dermot O’Sullivan. O’Sullivan spoke at...
Sheep
Farmers warned of 'dirty lamb' risk from grazing forage crops
Farmers need to ensure that their lambs, when presented for slaughter, are clean after grazing forage crops, Irish Country Meats’...
Environment
Meat and dairy processors top list of odour and noise complaints
Some 40% of odour complaints to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) related to food and drink processing activities. According to...