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Sheep mart comment: top stores selling upwards of €3.70-€4/kg
Darren Carty
The recent lift in grass growth rates and vibrant finished lamb trade is instilling more life into the market for store lambs.
Sheep mart comment: top stores selling upwards of €3.70-€4/kg
Sheep Trends: kill drops to just 37,719 head
20 November 2024 Markets
Sheep Trends: kill drops to just 37,719 head
Last week’s kill was over 21,500 head lower than the corresponding period week in 2023, with over 40,000 fewer sheep slaughtered in the last fortnight compared with 2023.
Sheep price update: store lambs top €4/kg in Mountbellew Mart
18 November 2024 Markets
Sheep price update: store lambs top €4/kg in Mountbellew Mart
There was a particularly sharp trade for lighter ram lambs, with the pick of the trade being €150 paid for 35.7kg ram lambs.
Sheep price update: Irish lamb price surpasses British farmgate returns
Pressure on British trade in recent weeks and steady upward momentum in Irish farmgate returns has seen prices climbing ahead of the British price.
17 November 2024 Markets
UK imports over 22,000t of Australian sheepmeat in 2024
Import volumes are running over 10,000t higher than in 2023 with Australian exporters taking advantage of increased access under the Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement.
16 November 2024 Markets
Sheep kill down 20,000 head year on year
The total number of sheep processed in Department of Agriculture approved slaughter plants is now running over 250,000 lower than in 2023.
13 November 2024 Markets
Sheep martk comment: strong mart prices underpinning numbers
With more farmers opting to sell live, numbers passing through marts are still strong.
13 November 2024 Markets
Sheep Trends: factories resisting paying €8/kg
Numbers have got even tighter in the last week, but factories are resisting paying €8/kg, with €7.80/kg to €7.90/kg the going rate.
13 November 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: increased demand for high-quality sheep in Inishowen
Rachel Gallagher reports from Inishowen Livestock Mart for its weekly sheep sale.
13 November 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: top 20% of lambs exceed €180/head in Athenry
There was a vibrant trade for well-fleshed slaughter-fit lambs, with lambs weighing 50kg to 52kg selling from €170 to €180 and heavier lambs from €180 to €186.
13 November 2024 Markets
NI Trends: base prices edging upwards on cattle; deals on weight for lambs
Quotes on prime cattle continue to rise at NI plants, while deals are available that pay to a higher weight limit on fat lambs.
13 November 2024 Markets
Sheep price update: firm appetite for fleshed lambs
Demand for slaughter-fit sheep remains solid, with prices in factories and marts starting the week in a broadly similar manner.
11 November 2024 Markets