Sheep
Spring lamb numbers remain low
The sheep trade remains relatively strong for the week on the back of strong seasonal demand post Easter. According to...
Sheep
The sheep trade remains relatively strong for the week on the back of strong seasonal demand post Easter. According to...
Sheep
The sheep trade remains strong this week on the back as Easter approaches. Bord Bia reports that the sheep trade...
Sheep
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has raised key concerns of beef and lamb producers with MEPs Diane Dodds and Jim Nicholson....
Sheep
The British liveweight lamb trade has continued to move higher in the past week as higher demand in the build up...
Sheep
The first of the 2016 lambs are expected to come on stream this week, with some factories quoting €7.50/kg for...
N.Ireland
Imports of sheep from Northern Ireland are up significantly this year, according to latest figures from the Livestock and Meat...
Sheep
The lamb trade is stronger this week on the back of strong demand for processors. Base quotes for lamb are generally...
Sheep
Religious festivals will continue to impact on demand for sheepmeat during the year, according to Bord Bia. In its 2016...
Sheep
An IFA proposal for €20 per ewe direct payment to assist sheep and hill farmers has got a less than favourable...
Sheep
The announcement that Mediterranean markets for Irish lamb have been re-opened, has been welcomed by ICSA Sheep Chairman John Brooks....
Sheep
While prices in many sectors of Irish agriculture have declined this year, the economic value of the sheep sector is set...
Sheep
The numbers of lambs coming forward to the country’s sheep marts are starting to slip, according to mart managers. However,...
Sheep
Following a 3% rise in EU sheepmeat and goatmeat production in 2015, output is expected to remain at similar levels...
Sheep
The trade for Irish sheepmeat has eased and is particularly slow across the key exports markets for the week ending...
Sheep
Factory quotes for lambs have come under pressure this week on the back of a further reduction in demand while...
Agri Politics
Any extra funds for farmers as a result of the crisis Farm Council meeting in Brussels this week will have...
Sheep
Following very high prices at the end of 2014 and into the first quarter of 2015, the British cull ewe...
Sheep
Market reports from France suggest that demand for sheep meat will pick up in the coming weeks, given the end...