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Sheep producers are facing further price cuts, with factories reducing quotes by 5c/kg to 10c/kg. Prices now range from €4.55/kg to €4.60/kg for producers with lower negotiating power to €4.65/kg to €4.75/kg for regular producers and producer groups handling high numbers. Last week’s kill increased by 1,290hd to 65,498 with a large ewe and ram kill of 13,452hd.
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