Agri-Business
Recent figures show a further tightening of supplies of lambs coming from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland for direct slaughter.
Sheep
The number of Northern Irish lambs, which crossed the border for direct slaughter in the Republic of Ireland, stood at 247,760 head.
Just over 100,000 Northern Irish (NI) lambs have been slaughtered in sheepmeat plants in the Republic of Ireland since early September.
Over 19,000 Northern Irish lambs have been slaughtered in plants based in the Republic of Ireland this month, new figures show.
N.Ireland
The number of lambs crossing the border for direct slaughter in the Republic has dropped, recent figures from the LMC show.
Just over 14,000 Northern Irish spring lambs have been slaughtered by sheep processors south of the border over the past two weeks.
The number of Northern Irish lambs slaughtered in the Republic is expected to increase, according to the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC).
Over 8,000 new season Northern Irish lambs have been slaughtered in the Republic of Ireland over the past two weeks.
