Sheep
Confidence growing in spring lamb market
The Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha is drawing closer and, as a result, confidence in the spring lamb market is...
Sheep
The Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha is drawing closer and, as a result, confidence in the spring lamb market is...
Sheep
The Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha is scheduled to commence on August 21 and sheepmeat processors are beginning to source...
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The spring lamb trade has come under some pressure this week, as factories opted to cut quotes by as much...
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The number of store lambs being marketed through marts across the country is starting to increase on a weekly basis...
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Bord Bia is set to begin an 11-week advertising campaign from next Monday (June 18) to promote new season Irish...
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Aided by a sense of stability in the factory trade, spring lamb returns have improved significantly over recent days. Prices...
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The spring lamb trade has steadied somewhat after a difficult fortnight for trading. Over a 14-day period, factory buyers moved...
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During the week ending May 20, the number of spring lambs slaughtered at Department of Agriculture approved sheep meat plants...
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After a relatively slow start, the number of spring lambs being slaughtered on a weekly basis has increased significantly over...
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The number of spring lambs being marketed through marts has stepped up considerably over recent days. Despite this, prices are...
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The Muslim festival of Ramadan gets underway today, May 15, and instead of giving the market a major lift, it’s...
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After a number of weeks of strong hogget trading, factory buyers have moved to stabilise the market somewhat this week....
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Factory demand for hoggets has strengthened somewhat over recent days and quotes have improved by 20c/kg in many plants. The...
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Hoggets continued to take centre stage at marts across the country over recent days. In many cases, prices in excess...
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Like last week, factory buyers are continuing to offer 550c/kg to secure hoggets. As it stands, the majority of processors...
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Sheep factories are remaining noticeably quiet when it comes to offering base quotes this week. However, the general consensus is...
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The number of sheep slaughtered in Ireland has reached its highest level in nine years, figures from the Department of...
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The returns generated on Irish sheep farms are expected to increase strongly this year, according to Teagasc’s Jason Loughrey. Speaking...