Sheep
Sheep marts - Lambs in good demand as factories hold quotes at 460c/kg
Factory and butcher lots are meeting a firm trade in the country’s sheep marts. This has occurred as the majority...
Sheep
Factory and butcher lots are meeting a firm trade in the country’s sheep marts. This has occurred as the majority...
Sheep
Following the uplift in prices seen last week (week ending August 8), AHDB said the lamb trade at UK auction...
Sheep
UK lamb prices recently hit their lowest level since early 2013 and several factors add up to a ‘perfect storm’...
Agri Politics
Farming unions in the UK are to hold an urgent summit to discuss the problems facing the sector and in...
N.Ireland
Sheep farmers in Northern Ireland are over £1m worse off than their counterparts in the rest of the UK, according...
N.Ireland
Shoppers in Northern Ireland are being urged to support their sheep farmers by buying Northern Ireland Farm Quality Assured lamb, the...
Agri Politics
The immigrant crisis in the French port of Calais coupled with continued ‘militant’ French farmer protest is creating huge difficulties...
Sheep
The UK lamb market is set for a difficult end to the season, according to ADHB Market Analyst, Debbie Butcher....
Sheep
Farmer customers are still evident around the country’s marts and are keeping upward pressure on the price of store lambs,...
Sheep
Imports of lambs from Northern Ireland reached their highest level since April, according to the Livestock and Meat Commission in...
Sheep
In 2014, EU gross production of sheep and goat meat increased by 2.5% and, according to the European Commission’s latest outlook,...
Agri Politics
Despite many commentators suggesting that meat consumption was negatively effected by the Europe wide recession in recent years. The European...
Sheep
Despite the market confidence witnessed around the countries sheep marts last week the factory price of spring lamb is set...
Sheep
The Department of Agriculture continues to facilitate live sheep exports, the Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney has said. He said...
Sheep
Fianna Fail Spokesperson on Agriculture Eamon O Cuiv hit out at sheep processors tight specification for lamb carcass weights in...
Sheep
Increased grass supply and a high beef price have been cited for rocketing store lamb prices, according to Eric Driver...
Sheep
Like it or not lamb producers have no control over the price per kilo they are paid for their finished product...
Beef
The price differential between lamb and beef has continued to narrow this week and Irish lamb and beef prices have...