Sheep
With half of 2026 behind us, trade at Carnew Mart has remained strong across both the sheep and dairy rings this year.
Rural Life
Agriland chatted with farmers at Carnew Mart in Co. Wicklow about sheep prices, rising input costs and the recent spells of good weather.
Sheep Trade
This week's sheep trade sees plenty of positivity from factories with rises in weight limits, QA bonuses, and price offers this morning.
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With nearly half of 2026 behind us, trade at Carnew Mart has remained strong across both the...
With the great spells of warm weather this past week, many farmers across the country have kicked...
The sheep sector is "under severe pressure" as Irish prices "fall well behind", the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association (ICSA) said.
This week's sheep trade sees no movement on prices for ewes or hoggets after last week's price cuts of up to 20c/kg.
The Agri-Food Regulator also detailed that 29% of primary producers reported experiencing unfair trading practices in the past 12 months.
This week's sheep trade has again seen both lamb and ewe prices hold firm, with very little movement across the sites.
This week's sheep trade has seen lamb prices hold generally firm as cull ewe price offers have edged up at some sites.
This week's sheep trade has seen some higher lamb price offers cut by 10c/kg, with stronger lamb prices holding firm at smaller outlets
This week's sheep trade has seen outlets hold their price offers at the same level as last week as "a sharper trade" is being seen in marts.
Sheep News
This week's sheep trade has seen factories move to reduce hogget price by as much as 50c/kg in some cases while cull ewe price has held.
This week's sheep trade has seen more stability to prices following last week's price cuts to both spring lambs and hogget prices.
Agri Politics
An independent TD has claimed that factories are engaged in a "prolonged attempt" to force "unacceptably low prices" on sheep farmers.
IFA sheep chairperson, Adrian Gallagher has criticised the "shortsighted and unnecessary cuts" factories have applied to hogget prices.
Recent price and weight cuts are costing sheep farmers around €32.50 per hogget, according to the ICSA Sheep Committee chair.
The IFA Sheep Committee chair said that farmers should not be panicked by "unfounded negativity" from factories on market conditions.
This week's sheep trade sees the lower-end of price quotes from last week move up for this week,...
Continued positivity in the sheep trade sees up to €7.80/kg available in cases at the higher-end of the price scale at...
Cuts to spring lamb and hogget prices have continued as 50c/kg has been taken off their base prices this week.
The first of this year’s lamb crop will be processed in factories this week as spring lamb prices in 2024 have opened.
Up to €8.30kg is available in the hogget trade this week, as producer groups are securing higher...
