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Sheep Trends: prices lift by 20c/kg to 30c/kg
Darren Carty
Opening prices for quality assured (QA) lambs are in the region of €8.70/kg in most plants, with agents keen to try to maximise throughput over the Christmas processing schedule.
16 December 2024 Markets
Sheep price update: base lamb quotes lift another 20c/kg
Base quotes are starting the week at a range of €8.50/kg to €8.70/kg for quality assured lambs, with agents also starting to tie into supplies for the Christmas period.
11 December 2024 Markets
Sheep Trends: lamb quotes up 20c/kg to 30c/kg
Base quotes for quality assured lambs for Thursday now range from €8.20/kg to €8.50/kg, with factories looking to try to maintain upward momentum in throughput.
Sheep price update: lambs edge up another 10c/kg as ewes strengthen
Top prices for lambs have moved to upwards of €8.60/kg, while demand for ewes has intensified, with prices also pushing on by 10c/kg.
9 December 2024 Markets
€8.50/kg paid for lambs as kill nosedives
Factories are struggling to source supplies to meet demand, with last week’s throughput running over 18,000 lower, despite prices running €1.65/kg higher.
4 December 2024 News
Sheep Trends: lamb price climbs above €8/kg
Factories are struggling to keep a lid on prices, with quotes rising by 5c/kg to 10c/kg in recent days.
27 November 2024 Markets
Sheep Trends: kill drops to just 37,719 head
Last week’s kill was over 21,500 head lower than the corresponding period week in 2023, with over 40,000 fewer sheep slaughtered in the last fortnight compared with 2023.
20 November 2024 Markets
Sheep price update: Irish lamb price surpasses British farmgate returns
Pressure on British trade in recent weeks and steady upward momentum in Irish farmgate returns has seen prices climbing ahead of the British price.
17 November 2024 Markets
Sheep Trends: factories resisting paying €8/kg
Numbers have got even tighter in the last week, but factories are resisting paying €8/kg, with €7.80/kg to €7.90/kg the going rate.
13 November 2024 Markets
Sheep price update: lambs increase by another 10c/kg
An increasing number of lambs are trading from €7.70/kg to €7.80/kg, with higher prices and extra weight limits being negotiated at the top end of the market.
4 November 2024 Markets
Sheep Trends: lambs up 10c/kg as kill falls 5,000 head
Throughput fell by 5,000 head last week, despite factory agents increasing purchasing activity, reflecting just how tight supplies of finished lambs are.
23 October 2024 Markets
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