Sheep
Figures from the Department of Agriculture show that some 67,458 sheep were processed last week, a drop of only 2,761 head compared to the previous week.
Beef
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association has called Tesco's price levels for spring lamb 'unsustainable'.
'The spirit of the Department of Agriculture’s new Clean Livestock Policy (CLP) for sheep is being ignored by processors in favour of cashing in at the expense of producers'
The euphoria surrounding the €25m Sheep Welfare Support Scheme has been short lived, according to the ICSA's John Brooks.
The ICSA has criticised the stance taken by sheep factories on its prediction of a 1m head increase in sheep throughput in the coming years.
Any policy that focuses on increasing sheep numbers is bad news for sheep farmers, according to the sheep chairman of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association, John Brooks.
