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Lamb price and carcase weight limits increase
Kieran Mailey
Competition for fat lambs is intensifying with plants offering higher prices and increasing weight limits to secure numbers.
11 November 2024 Markets
Sheep price update: firm appetite for fleshed lambs
Demand for slaughter-fit sheep remains solid, with prices in factories and marts starting the week in a broadly similar manner.
7 November 2024 News
IFA warns farmers not to feel pressured to offload lambs as trade is strong
Sheep farmers should not rush to get lambs requiring further feeding moved on, as the mart trade remains strong, the IFA's sheep chair has said.
Sheep price update: lamb prices increase by another 10c/kg
Opening prices for quality assured lambs have increased by another 10c/kg, with agents struggling to get their hands on required numbers.
21 October 2024 Markets
Sheep trends: lamb prices edging upwards
Greater competition between agents and tighter supplies has forced agents to pay more, with the two Irish Country Meats plants increasing their base quote by 10c/kg.
9 October 2024 Markets
NI Trends: quotes rise as factories hunt for cattle; Marts driving lamb prices
There are positives in the beef and sheep trade in Northern Ireland with cattle quotes rising and marts underpinning lamb prices.
18 September 2024 Markets
Sheep price update: plenty of bite for fleshed lambs
There is continued variability in slaughter performance of lambs, with well-fleshed lambs in keen demand.
9 September 2024 Markets
Sheep price update: 20c/kg differential remains between quotes
Opening quotes for quality assured lambs are reported as ranging from €7.20/kg to €7.40/kg with a high percentage of opening offers in the region of €7.30/kg.
2 September 2024 Markets
Sheep trade update: prices firm as agents seek lambs
Opening prices for quality assured lambs range from €7.20/kg to €7.40/kg, with a high percentage of lambs trading from €7.30/kg to €7.45/kg.
26 August 2024 Markets
NI Trends: tight supplies boosting prime cattle prices; lamb trade steadies
There are plenty of price trend positives within the beef and sheep trade across Northern Ireland.
21 August 2024 Markets
Sheep price update: prices paid closer to quoted levels
Reports indicate supplies have increased in recent days, taking the pressure from agents to compete to the same degree and pay well above quoted prices.
19 August 2024 Markets
Farm Tech Talk: sheep trade, dairy markets and TAMS reference costs
On this week's Farm Tech Talk, the team looks at the sheep trade, dairy markets and we take a look at TAMS reference costs compared with actual fencing expenses.
16 August 2024 News