Sheep
Spring lamb throughput remains low with just 4,700 killed for Easter
The number of spring lambs slaughtered so far this year remains low, figures from the Department of Agriculture show. To...
Sheep
The number of spring lambs slaughtered so far this year remains low, figures from the Department of Agriculture show. To...
Sheep
Irish sheepmeat exports to the UK are likely to come under increased pressure this year, as UK sheep numbers will...
Sheep
The sheep trade remains strong this week on the back as Easter approaches. Bord Bia reports that the sheep trade...
Sheep
The volume of New Zealand lamb exports is expected to fall by 8.1% during the 2015-2016 season, recent figures from...
Sheep
IFA has moved a step closer in securing a €20 payment for sheep farmers following ‘a high level meeting‘ with...
Sheep
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has raised key concerns of beef and lamb producers with MEPs Diane Dodds and Jim Nicholson....
Sheep
The hogget kill increased again last week, with week-on-week throughput rising by 2%, figures from the Department of Agriculture show....
Sheep
German imports of Irish sheepmeat dropped by 38% in 2015 on the year before, according to recent figures from the...
Sheep
The number of lambs slaughtered in Australia has jumped by 5% in January of this year on 2015 levels, according...
Sheep
There has been no movement in hogget quotes this week, with the majority of processors offering prices similar to last...
Beef
Ireland needs more markets for its beef and lamb exports, according to Meat Industry Ireland, which says the US and China...
Sheep
The weekly hogget kill has jumped more than 11% in the space of a week, recent figures from the Department...
Sheep
The number of hoggets crossing the border for slaughter in Ireland has jumped by 34% in February of this year...
Sheep
The British liveweight lamb trade has continued to move higher in the past week as higher demand in the build up...
Sheep
Up to 30 sheep were savagely killed in a very bad dog attack in Rathvilly, Co. Carlow recently. In response IFA National...
Sheep
In what has been described by experts as the UK’s worst sheep-worrying incident in living memory more than one hundred...
Sheep
The sheep trade has eased slightly this week with the trade for in-lamb ewes and store hoggets a little weaker...
Sheep
Farming organisations are disappointed with the first quotes offered by factories for spring lambs this year. Irish Country Meats is...