Sheep trade: ‘Deals of up to €5.35-5.40/kg being achieved for lambs’ October 20, 2020 Sheep The sheep trade over the past week has been strong, with reports of sellers achieving €5.35-5.40/kg for lambs. Factory quotes remain the same,…
Sheep trade: ‘As you were’ for base quotes October 13, 2020 Sheep The sheep trade remains steady at the moment, with base quotes for spring lambs unchanged from this time last week. Base prices for…
Sheep trade: Lamb prices ease by 10c/kg once again September 29, 2020 Sheep Lamb prices are easier once again this week, as base quotes fall another 10c/kg. At the moment, Kildare Chilling is leading the way…
Sheep trade: Lamb prices steady; base quotes holding at €5.20-5.30/kg September 15, 2020 Sheep Lamb prices for the start of this week remain steady; however, it seems as if there is an “effort being made by factories…
Sheep trade: Lamb prices see an increase of 10-20c/kg September 1, 2020 Sheep The sheep trade is starting on a strong foot this week, as base quotes for lambs head in the right direction once again.…
Pics and prices: Ewe lambs and hoggets the highlight of the sale at Blessington Mart August 16, 2020 Sheep A Suffolk cross Cheviot ewe lamb and ewe hogget show and sale was held at Blessington Mart alongside its weekly sheep sale on…
Sheep trade: ‘Uncertain times’ as quotes fall below the €5.00/kg mark August 11, 2020 Sheep The last week-to-10 days has seen the lamb trade come under pressure, which has seen factory prices tumble below the €5.00/kg mark. The…
Pics and prices: Factory lamb prices take a hit at Ballymote Mart August 1, 2020 Sheep A strong entry of over 850 sheep – which included over 100 breeding ewe and ewe hoggets – were presented for sale at…
Some plants ‘chalking down their quotes’ amid tighter lamb supplies July 30, 2020 Agri-Business A lot of lambs were sold over the last few weeks, with 74,535 sold in the past week alone and supplies tightening, according…
Sheep trade: Prices come under pressure as throughput increases July 28, 2020 Sheep Late last week, prices, for the first time in a number of weeks, started to come under pressure for lambs. Towards the end…
Lamb prices rising due to ‘substantial demand’ July 13, 2020 Sheep Lamb prices are continuing to rise, driven by substantial demand for the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, according to the Irish Farmers’ Association…
ICSA ‘demands’ Cowen explain lamb imports July 8, 2020 Sheep Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Barry Cowen, is being called on to explain “as a matter of urgency” the issue of…
Sheep trade: Lamb quotes holding around the €5.30-5.40/kg mark July 7, 2020 Sheep The big talking point last week was the turnaround in prices for lambs, as quotes, for the first time in a number of…
Lamb trade ‘strengthening’ according to IFA July 6, 2020 Sheep The lamb trade is ‘strengthening’ with factories having to increase quotes and prices, according to the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA). Sean Dennehy, the…
Sheep trade update: ‘Tight supplies’ see lamb prices move in the right direction July 2, 2020 Sheep Quotes for lambs have taken a u-turn in the space of a few days, as reports of ‘tight supplies’ surface. Kildare Chilling, Kepak…
Getting the balance right: Farmers urged to box clever with lamb weights June 19, 2020 Sheep Sheep farmers have been encouraged to ‘box clever’ when it comes to getting the balance right with lamb weights in factories by Sean…
Price cuts to lamb ‘yet another blow for sheep farmers’ June 19, 2020 Sheep This week’s price cuts are yet another blow for sheep farmers, having been left out of any Covid-19 support packages thus far, according…
Factory ‘excuses’ for pulling lamb prices ‘just don’t wash’ May 28, 2020 Sheep The impending bank holiday weekend has seen factories “pull prices again for no reason”, according to the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association…
