Sheep
The number of sheep slaughtered between January and August 2025 fell by 18.7% when compared with...
This week's sheep trade sees cull ewe prices remain firm while hogget price has been cut and spring lamb price has been cut at one outlet.
This week's sheep trade sees the lower-end of price quotes from last week move up for this week,...
Agri-Business
The supply of sheep for processing is approaching two million head in 2024, as spring lambs continue to be brought to the factories.
The supply of spring lamb has increased by over 6,800 head in a week, according to the latest sheep kill figures from the DAFM.
There have been over 188,000 fewer sheep slaughtered to-date in 2024 when compared to the same period last year, according to the DAFM.
Numbers of spring lambs have climbed to hit over 44,000 head for the first time this year, increasing by 2,519 head since the previous week.
The supply of spring lambs for slaughter this year is now running close to 64,000 head behind the same period of last year, according to...
The number of sheep slaughtered to-date in 2024 is now running 165,000 head behind the total from the same period of last year...
The most recent sheep kill figures from the DAFM have shown that supplies of sheep have dropped significantly following the peak week for...
Sheep kill figures have reached peak heights to-date in 2024 as the Eid al-Adha festival has drawn to a close.
Spring lambs were processed in slightly higher numbers last week, according to the latest sheep kill figures from the DAFM.
Last week’s sheep kill resulted in over 39,000 sheep processed, according to figures from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
Spring lambs have made up one third of last week's throughput, the most recent sheep kill figures from the DAFM have shown.
There have been over 103,000 fewer sheep slaughtered to-date in 2024 compared to the same period of 2023, according to figures from the DAFM.
The supply of spring lambs for processing has doubled over the course of a week to over 7,000 head, according to figures from the DAFM.
While spring lamb numbers this early in the year are remaining scarce, those being processed are fetching increased prices from processors.
The supply of sheep to-date in 2024 has crossed over 600,000 head, the latest sheep kill figures from the DAFM have shown.
There was little change in the supplies of sheep since last week, according to the latest sheep kill figures from the DAFM.
Over 503,388 sheep have been slaughtered to date in 2024, according to the latest sheep kill...
With the hogget trade improving each week, their supply has shown a slight increase recently in...
At a time when hogget prices are climbing to new heights, their supplies have become tighter in recent weeks.
The supply of lambs and hoggets this year is running over 18,000 head behind the same period in 2024. With the supply of sheep...
