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Camera at the Mart: powerful end to 2024 trading at Kenmare Mart
Tommy Moyles
There was a 100% clearance rate at this week's sheep sale in Kenmare Mart. It marked the end of trading for the year and the super trade was a sharp contrast to this time 12 months ago.
13 December 2024 News
Farm Tech Talk: live from the Winter Fair
Lakeland Dairies CEO Colin Kelly and Dale Farm CEO Nick Whelan join us on Farm Tech Talk this week to discuss milk markets.
11 December 2024 Markets
NI Trends: beef quotes push on to 500p/kg; lamb quotes up 15p/kg
Base quotes for prime cattle reached the 500p/kg mark this week for the first time on record in Northern Ireland, with quotes jumping 15p/kg for fat lambs.
Tight supplies to underpin lamb prices in 2025
Market forecasts point to tight supplies of fat lambs next year which is likely to underpin prices according to LMC analysis.
11 December 2024 Northern Ireland
NI Trends: sellers market as demand for beef strengthens; lamb quotes on 670p/kg
Factory prices for finished cattle and lambs continue to rise in Northern Ireland, as processors continue to chase supplies.
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 Markets
NI Trends: prime cattle prices reach record highs; lamb quotes push on
Robust processing demand has driven prime cattle prices to record highs in Northern Ireland. Lamb prices are also edging up with quotes on 640p/kg.
20 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
Lamb price and carcase weight limits increase
Competition for fat lambs is intensifying with plants offering higher prices and increasing weight limits to secure numbers.
13 November 2024 Northern Ireland
IFA puts sheep factory transparency concerns to Regulator
The IFA's sheep chair put the Agri-Food Regulator to task on the lack of accurate information on sheep prices that farmers currently face.
6 November 2024 News
Lamb quotes rise to 625p/kg base
Base quotes for fat lambs continue to rise and now stand at 635p/kg at plants in NI
6 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Sheep Trends: quotes failing to keep pace with live trade
Heavier and well-fleshed lambs are meeting a sharp trade, with factory agents competing with butcher, wholesale and live export demand.
16 October 2024 Markets