Agri Politics
'Spring lamb will not be as plentiful this Easter as it would usually be'
While there is a shortage of spring lamb on the cards, it’s not something that farmers need to be overly...
Agri Politics
While there is a shortage of spring lamb on the cards, it’s not something that farmers need to be overly...
Sheep
As has been the case over the previous few weeks, spring lamb base quotes continue to remain under pressure in...
Sheep
The spring lamb trade has steadied somewhat after a difficult fortnight for trading. Over a 14-day period, factory buyers moved...
Sheep
The spring lamb market stepped up a gear this week, as factory buyers were keen to secure spring lambs ahead...
Sheep
Procurement managers have moved to bring spring lamb quotes back by 10-20c/kg in recent days. Most plants are now offering...
Sheep
Farmers have been urged to be careful when drafting lambs, as kill out percentages have plummeted in recent weeks. Procurement...
Sheep
It appears that sheep factories have succeeded in their quest to drop spring lamb prices to below €5/kg. As it...
Other
The agricultural output price index was up 10.7% on an annual basis in May, according to the latest data from...
Sheep
Spring lamb will see a drop in prices this week, with some processors quoting a decrease of up to 30c/kg...
Sheep
There has been a noticeable improvement in the spring lamb trade, with prices jumping by €5-7/head in some locations. Much...
Beef
Tesco’s price levels for spring lamb have been called ‘unsustainably low‘ by the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association’s (ICSA’s) Sheep...
Sheep
Sheep farmers can only consider producing early spring lambs in the future if fixed-price contracts, which return a viable price, with...
Sheep
Supervalu is predicting that Irish spring lamb sales across its stores in 2017 will equal €17m, the equivalent of 225,000...
Sheep
Easter is fast approaching and all of the major sheepmeat processors are now offering official quotes for spring lambs. Last...
Sheep
Easter Sunday is just over a month away and, in preparation for the market demand, factories are beginning to quote...
Sheep
A number of spring lamb processors have moved to drop prices this week, with base quotes currently ranging from 470-490c/kg....
Sheep
Spring lamb prices have taken another hit this week with prices back by 20c/kg in the main sheep factories. Farmers...
Sheep
The Muslim festival – Ramadan is likely to give the Irish spring lamb trade a much-needed boost, according to Declan...