Sheep sales held yesterday (Monday, July 5) witnessed some exceptional prices for cull ewes, with prices breaching the €200/head mark,...
July 6, 2021
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is very frustrated that sheep processing factories have dropped base lamb quotes by over £0.60/kg...
July 2, 2021
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) sheep chairperson Sean Dennehy said “strong farmer resistance and tight supplies” of suitable lambs means...
June 22, 2021
Auctioneer George Candler reported a slide in prices for lambs at Monday’s sale (June 21) at Kilkenny Mart. Speaking after...
Factories are continuing to insert downward pressure on lamb prices, with quotes among factories widening significantly. Kildare Chilling has once...
June 9, 2021
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is advising farmers to take full advantage of the buoyant lamb...
June 3, 2021
On Monday (May 31), Agriland made the trip down to Kilkenny Mart to cast an eye over the mart’s sheep...
June 1, 2021
One meat processor that was “observed importing a consignment of lamb” from Britain this morning (Monday, April 26) has been...
April 26, 2021
Market conditions for sheep meat are favourable, underpinned by strong supermarket performance, tight supplies and reduced volumes of imported lamb...
April 23, 2021
The sheep trade continues to go from strength to strength, with top prices of €6.50-6.60/kg being secured at the moment....
January 19, 2021
The mart trade over the past week has notched up another gear again for both lambs/hoggets and heavy cull ewes....
January 16, 2021
Lamb supplies will remain tight into the spring and continue to fuel strong demand, according to Sean McNamara, the sheep...
January 13, 2021
The lamb trade continues to strengthen, driven by very strong market demand and tight supplies of finished lambs, according to...
January 12, 2021
Top prices of €6.50/kg are being reported for large bundles of lambs, as supplies continue to tighten further. For regular...
The sheep trade has picked up where it let off in 2020, with reported top prices of €6.00-6.10/kg available for...
January 5, 2021
It was a hectic start to the week with the announcement of the suspension of freight between the UK and...
December 22, 2020
A substantial gap in terms of base quotes is opening up between factories for lambs at the moment. However, despite...
December 15, 2020
Heavy lambs dominated the sale at Delvin Mart on Thursday (December 3), as prices reached €133/head on two occasions. AgriLand...
December 5, 2020
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