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'No reason market conditions won’t remain strong for sheepmeat in 2022'
Sean Dennehy has said that he can’t see why market conditions won’t remain strong for 2022, in what has been...
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'Lamb prices move on another 10c/kg to €7.50/kg'
Lamb prices have moved on another 10c/kg this week, with prices now reaching as high as €7.50/kg as factories struggle...
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Watch: Rugby legend on tackling resistant worms in cattle
At this time of year, many farmers are organising their animal health plan and tackling resistant worms to cover their...
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'Factories freely paying €7.30-7.40/kg for lambs'
Factories are freely paying €7.30-7.40/kg for lambs, with prices up to and exceeding €7.50/kg in cases, according to Sean Dennehy....
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Buoyant trade drives lamb prices on 40c/kg to hit €7.40/kg
Buoyant lamb trade has pushed prices on 40c/kg over the past week, with prices for lambs reaching as high as...
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'Planned Sheep Improvement Scheme will only deliver a payment of €7.70/ewe'
The Minister for Agricuture, Charlie McConalogue, has been called on to make amendments to the proposed Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS)...
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'Lamb prices as high as €6.60/kg for larger lots, as prices push on'
Deals are being secured as high as €6.60/kg for larger lots of lambs, the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said,...
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'Nothing but positives to be taken away, as prices for lambs top €6.30-6.40/kg'
Deals for lambs are topping €6.30-6.40/kg, in what seems to be a move to increase prices by factories this week,...
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'Factories actively seeking lambs as demand for Eid al-Adha increases'
Factories are actively seeking lambs to meet the increased demand for the Eid al-Adha festival, according to Sean Dennehy of...
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'€8.00kg still being achieved for spring lambs'
€8.00kg is still being secured for spring lambs, albeit to a lesser extent as to what was seen a few...
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IFA sheep chair set to take over the reins at Bandon Mart
The sheep chairperson of the Irish Farmers Association (IFA), Sean Dennehy, has been appointed the new mart manager of Bandon...
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'If you can't get a good price from the factory, go to the mart instead with your lambs'
“The marts are a very good outlet for lambs at the minute if factories are not willing to pay up,”...