Retailers put 60% mark-up on lamb - IFA lamb price survey

An IFA lamb price survey of the five main supermarkets has shown a substantial difference between the cost of key lamb cuts for consumers and farmer price.

Amy Nora Fitzgibbon

4 August 2016

Retailers put 60% mark-up on lamb - IFA lamb price survey

According to the IFA lamb price survey, there is a 60% plus mark-up on lamb by the retailers and factories over the farmer price.

The survey shows that retailers are charging consumers from €10/kg to €16/kg for the key lamb cuts, while the farmer price has fallen to as low as €4.70/kg. According to IFA National Sheep Committee Chairman, John Lynskey, this price differential points to a 60% plus mark-up on lamb by the retailers and factories over the farmer price.

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