Beef
Good demand for calves, but extra numbers set to dampen the trade
Calves remain in good demand in many marts on the back of both farmer and exporter demand. However, the expected...
Beef
Calves remain in good demand in many marts on the back of both farmer and exporter demand. However, the expected...
Sheep
Store lambs continue the trend of being in good demand with the best of these lots making €2.40/kg, according to...
Sheep
The cumulative throughput of sheep at export plants has dropped by almost 10,000 head, figures from the Department of Agriculture...
Sheep
Cast ewes remain in strong demand with the best of these lots making €114 and, according to mart managers, there...
Sheep
The sheep trade has improved over the last week according to the country’s mart managers with lambs generally improving by...
Sheep
The store lamb trade continues to remain buoyant despite the changeable weather over the last week, according to the Country’s...
Beef
The cattle trade has eased slightly on previous weeks, according to the Country’s mart managers with plainer lots more difficult...
Other
The cattle trade in the country’s marts remains steady despite a noticeable increase in buyers around the ring, according to...
Beef
The trade for finished cattle has improved on previous weeks according to the country’s mart managers as many hosted their...
Beef
Beef producers in Northern Ireland have again been warned of the dangers of buying cattle south of the border by...
Sheep
The prices paid for store lambs has risen slightly in the past week, with lots in some venues up by...
Beef
At a recent farm walk of Kepak’s feedlot in Clonee well-known vet Frank O’Sullivan outlined some very useful tips for farmers who...
Beef
Cattle prices are holding steady in the country’s marts despite the fall in beef prices, however plainer lots have slipped slightly,...
Sheep
Strengthening factory prices have held a firm base under the country’s sheep trade. At present factory and butcher lambs are...
Sheep
There were 151 rams on offer at the annual Sheep Ireland Multi-breed ram sale on Saturday last in Tullamore with...
Sheep
The mart sheep trade has made up the ground it lost last week with prices up €1-3/head across the board...
Sheep
The confidence continues to grow in the store lamb trade, but despite this confidence factory and butcher lambs have fallen...
Sheep
The mart sheep trade remains resilient despite the uncertainty in France. Monday’s marts indicate that butchers lambs are up €2/head...