N.Ireland
'Processors have wiped 10% off the value of a lamb in recent weeks'
Recent lamb price cuts in Northern Ireland have been criticised by the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU), with the organisation pointing...
N.Ireland
Recent lamb price cuts in Northern Ireland have been criticised by the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU), with the organisation pointing...
Beef
There was a reported “decrease” in the amount of sheep on offer in marts around the country last week, as...
Sheep
Becoming an all too common trend, the now annual spring lamb price drop seems to have truly taken a hold...
Sheep
Meat Industry Ireland (MII) has hit back at criticism from the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) on the...
Sheep
Supervalu is predicting that Irish spring lamb sales across its stores in 2017 will equal €17m, the equivalent of 225,000...
Sheep
Easter is fast approaching and all of the major sheepmeat processors are now offering official quotes for spring lambs. Last...
Sheep
There was a steady trade for store hoggets reported in marts across the country this week, as ewes with lambs...
Sheep
Current weight and price pressure on lambs have left hogget finishers very frustrated, according to IFA National Sheep Chairman John Lynskey....
Sheep
Lamb supplies are tighter this week, but factories are willing to pay a little extra for quality, according to IFA National...
Sheep
Based on reports from the market, current lamb price levels, while disappointing compared to recent years, are very much reflective...
Sheep
The move by the two major lamb factory groups to impose clipping charges on lambs is ‘totally wrong’, according to the IFA’s John...
Sheep
It is time for meat factories to stop using scare tactics in an effort to drive down the price of...
Sheep
The lamb trade, and particularly the prices paid for factory and butcher lambs, has taken a turn for the worse...
Sheep
Lamb prices are showing the first signs of dropping as two processors have opted to drop the quoted price for...
Sheep
The prospect of sheep prices improving after Christmas looks unlikely, according to Irish Country Meats’ Dermot O’Sullivan. O’Sullivan spoke at...
Sheep
The lamb trade has remained relatively stable, with most procurement managers opting to stay at last week’s base quotes. However,...
Sheep
The lamb trade remained steady in marts across the country, as farmers turn towards the factories with heavier lambs on the...
Sheep
Lamb quotes continued to rise this week, by a minimum of 10c/kg, following on from a similar rise last week....