Sheep
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...
Last week’s sheep kill (ending Sunday, October 8) saw over 62,000 sheep processed according to the latest figures from DAFM.
Beef
Total livestock slaughterings in July 2022 are down on the figures for the same period in 2021, with a drop of 8.1% in the sheep sector.
Sheep prices and throughput fell in Great Britain (GB) for the week ending May 21, the latest AHDB report reveals.
‘The less said about it the better’ is what every sheep farmer will be saying after what they endured last week in terms of factory prices.
The spring lamb season is really starting to gather speed, but farmers selling lambs are facing the prospect of lower prices.
