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Global sheep prices: hoggets running 85c/kg to €1.50/kg higher
Darren Carty
Prices are highest in France at €9.78/kg, with Spanish farmgate prices not far behind at €9.49/kg and running significantly ahead of Ireland and British prices.
17 January 2025 Markets
Bright outlook forecast for sheepmeat at Bord Bia Meat Seminar
Tight supplies in Ireland and right across Europe, with production predicted to fall by a further 1.8%, will underpin a strong trade in 2025.
15 January 2025 Markets
Northern Ireland bucks sheep production trends
The total number of sheep slaughtered and exported was recorded at 1.03m head, just 0.4% lower than in 2023.
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2024 was largest year on record for Australian red meat exports
Meat and Livestock Australia reports that a massive 2.24m tonnes of red meat was exported to 104 countries, representing the largest volume of red meat ever exported.
11 January 2025 Markets
Sheep kill falls by 370,000 head to 10-year low
The kill for the first 51 weeks of the year was recorded at 2,468,849 head, equating to a fall of over 370,000 head compared to 2023 levels.
1 January 2025 Markets
Australian sheep exports to Britain just ‘business as usual’
'When there is a lack of supply, when people want to consume sheepmeat in the UK, we want to be able to provide that', Sheep Producers Australia CEO Bonnie Skinner has said.
23 December 2024 News
EU sheepmeat imports to rise by 10%
The EU has already lost one-eight of its sheep output over the past 10 years before EU and UK free trade deals with NZ hit farmers.
18 December 2024 News
Australia on track to set new beef and lamb records
The country has already set a new record for sheepmeat exports with a month of 2024 left to go and looks almost certain to set a new record for beef meat exports.
8 December 2024 News
EU sheep production over 6% lower in 2024
Production in the main sheep-producing countries has fallen sharply, ranging from 6.1% in France to 9.9% in Spain.
24 November 2024 Markets
UK imports over 22,000t of Australian sheepmeat in 2024
Import volumes are running over 10,000t higher than in 2023 with Australian exporters taking advantage of increased access under the Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement.
16 November 2024 Markets