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Sheep price update: ICM increases quotes by another 10c/kg
Darren Carty
The move sees the plant offering a base price of €9/kg plus 20c/kg QA for hoggets and €9.50/kg plus 20c/kg QA for spring lambs.
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Sheep Trends: hoggets suffer another 10c/kg cut
Base quotes for hoggets have fallen back to €8.50/kg to €8.60/kg, leaving a high percentage now trading from €8.70/kg to €8.80/kg.
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Sheep price update: factories reduce quotes by another 10c/kg
Opening prices for quality assured hoggets are in the region of €8.70/kg, with plants offering a base quote of €8.50/kg to €8.60/kg plus their respective QA payment.
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IFA sheep Chair Adrian Gallagher has criticised the actions of factories and stated that it will have serious long term implications for the sheep sector.
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Tight supplies of cull ewes combined with keen demand has pushed the cull ewe trade into the spotlight, with hoggets continuing to meet a sluggish trade.
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