Sheep
International wool prices continue to strengthen at a consistent rate. And there seems very likelihood of this trend being maintained
Approximately 200 people attended a recent open evening hosted by Ulster Wool Group at its Muckamore deport in South Co Antrim.
The farmers of east Galway are getting five times the price for a kg of wool compared with their counterparts in Connemara.
N.Ireland
The December 2024 agricultural census confirmed a 4% drop in Northern Ireland’s total sheep numbers, year-on-year.
Wool prices are set to gather momentum over the coming months. This follows four successive full clearances at recent auctions
The month of October has been designated to the promotion of wool in Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.
Global wool prices have increased significantly over the past three months on the back of falling supplies.
While farmers across the country may have found a buyer for their wool, others may still be determining what to do with the product...
British Wool experienced "weaker demand for its product" at a recent auction, which saw 30% of the wool at the sale taken back in.
Prices to be paid to Irish wool producers in 2024 look set to remain similar to those received for the product in recent years...
Opinion
Recent weeks have seen the UK Wool Board confirm a 20% increase in the prices paid at its monthly auctions.
After a considerable period of time in the doldrums, the producer wool price in Northern Ireland look set to increase by between 10% and 15%.
Wool prices in Northern Ireland continue to remain flat according to British Wool director, and Co Antrim sheep producer, Brendan Kelly.
Northern Ireland’s sheep sector to be adequately supported financially according to a farmer-director of Ulster Wool.
The Irish Grown Wool Council was officially established at a meeting in the Athlone Springs Hotel in Athlone last Wednesday.
A wool council, comprised of industry stakeholders and experts, was established at a meeting in Athlone on Wednesday night.
Minister McConalogue's advisers are 'clearly not listening' to the concerns of industry organisations, Deputy Michael Collins has said.
Minister McConalogue and Minister Hackett have been called on to support sheep farmers in combatting the "enormous cost" of shearing.
Sheep News
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association (ICSA) has welcomed today's publication of the long-awaited wool feasibility report.
The wool feasibility report has recommended the establishment of an industry-led all-island council to champion the Irish grown wool brand.
The sheep sector is losing €10.8 million annually with regard to the value of wool compared to...
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association (ICSA) has called for the Wool Feasibility Study to be published immediately.
British Wool CEO Andrew Hogley believes that the organisation’s wool auction system remains fit for purpose in a post-pandemic world.
