Sheep
Wool prices could be on the slide
Vincent Pierce from Wicklow-based Laurence Pierce (Wool Merchants) Ltd, has told Agriland that fleece prices are currently in the range...
Sheep
Vincent Pierce from Wicklow-based Laurence Pierce (Wool Merchants) Ltd, has told Agriland that fleece prices are currently in the range...
Sheep
The sheep trade across our key export markets was slow last week on the back of weak demand, according to...
Sheep
The average Irish flock size in 2013 was 107 ewes, increasing from 103 in 2012, according to the Teagasc National...
N.Ireland
Lamb throughput in the Northern Ireland plants has been very strong in recent weeks with favourable production conditions during 2014 to date...
Other
Lamb exports to the European Union decreased by 5.9%, since January, despite an overall increase in meat exports from New...
N.Ireland
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has written to a number of major retailers challenging their lamb sourcing policies, following their lack...
Environment
Some commonage farmers may not be eligible for the Single Farm Payment (SFP) from 2015, due to new regulations being...
Sheep
The sheep trade showed little change from the previous week with demand remaining steady and a slight decrease in supply...
Sheep
Factories are paying up to 20c/kg over quotes to €4.70/kg for lambs this week, according to the IFA. The IFA...
Other
Lamb consumption data from Kantar for the four weeks ending 25 May 2014 has recorded a steep decline in both...
Sheep
The ideal age to wean lambs at is 100 days or 14 weeks, according to Teagasc. It says after this,...
Sheep
IFA Hill Committee Chairman Pat Dunne has set out the priorities for IFA in advance of the forthcoming discussions on...
Sheep
Increased pressure is starting to be exerted on lamb prices, according to the IFA’s latest update. It says its...
Sheep
Sheep farmers’ margins have been cut substantially in the past two week, as lamb prices received by farmers has fallen...
Sheep
Sheep farmers are resisting taking lower prices for their lambs according to the Irish Farmers Association’s (IFA) latest lamb market...
Sheep
The sheep trade has seen a further ease in prices on the back of plentiful supplies this week according to...
Beef
The latest figures from Bord Bia shows that there has been a significant increase in numbers taking part in the...
Sheep
In the first six months of the year New Zealand has used only 42% of its 228,254 tonne tariff-free quota...