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Sheep
Insatiable demand pushes ewes to €5/kg
Darren Carty
Factories have ramped up their appetite for ewes and moved to close the gap between live market prices and direct factory sales.
4 December 2024 Markets
Sheep Trends: prices jump to €8.30/kg to €8.50/kg
Throughput increased marginally by 1,487 head, but remains a massive 18,613 head below the corresponding week in 2023.
4 December 2024 Opinion
Kerry deal allows shareholders to regain control
Kerry proposal releases value and includes rewards for shareholders who have been patient for many years. Vote yes, writes Joe Gill.
Editorial: is the suckler game back in focus?
Cow price is one thing, but weanling price is an even better gauge of where the suckler game is.
30 October 2024 Viewpoints
Dairygold September milk price goes up
Dairygold has become the latest co-op to increase its price for milk supplied last month after rises at Lakeland Dairies and Kerry Dairy Ireland.
17 October 2024 News
Government support for 27 wind and solar farms
27 wind and solar farms have been successful in the latest round of the Renewable Electricity Support Scheme and will receive support for 15 years.
11 September 2024 News
Green diesel prices float around €1.02/litre
Prices quoted for green diesel across the country including the recently added excise duty are floating around €1.02/l.
7 August 2024 News