Sheep
A total of 99,400t of fresh and frozen lamb has been imported into the EU from non-EU countries between January and July of this year
N.Ireland
Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) chief executive, Colin Smith, has highlighted the significance of beef and lamb exports
Demand for Irish sheepmeat in key markets has weakened due to its high price point, according to Bord Bia's Seamus McMenamin.
Exports of lambs from Northern Ireland (NI) to the Republic of Ireland (ROI) continue to increase figures from the LMC show.
Agri-Business
A shortage of migrant labour in the UK farming sector could result in an increase in live exports, including to Ireland, according to reports.
There has been a 6% or 1,819 head fall in the number of Northern Irish lambs crossing the border for direct slaughter in the south.
The volume of New Zealand lamb exports is expected to fall by 8.1% during the 2015-2016 season, according to Beef and Lamb New Zealand.
The lamb trade has eased and is particularly slow across the key exports markets for the week ending October 30.
35% of Irish consumers eat lamb on 2 or more occasions each month; that was the finding of a recent EU survey.
Agri Politics
New Zealand lamb production for the 2014-15 season-to-date (October 2014 to June 2015) is 1% higher than the previous year, at 331,337t, Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) has said.
UK lamb prices recently hit their lowest level since early 2013 and are at their lowest for the time of year for six years, according to AHDB.
Australian lamb exports are to reach record levels in the second half (H2) of 2015, AHDB the English organisation for the beef and sheep industry says.
Kiwi lamb exports in June increased year-on-year for the first time in 2015, AHDB, the organisation for the English beef and sheep industry says.
Sheep meat and lamb cannot simply be forgotten about, it needs to be brought in at the same time as beef said John Walsh of ICM Camolin speaking at a recent sheep meeting.
UK retailers are being urged to buy British lamb by the UK's National Farmers Union (NFU).
Australia's largest meat processor is to stand down 260 of its staff in its abattoirs due to a falling international demand for lamb.
French sheep meat imports in 2014 were at there lowest level in 27 years, according to EBLEX.
