Beef
Factory quotes: Will beef trade see sheep-like price surges?
The past two months have seen an explosive trade for finished store lambs, with prices rising on a weekly basis...
Beef
The past two months have seen an explosive trade for finished store lambs, with prices rising on a weekly basis...
Sheep
The ‘record’ prices currently being paid for sheepmeat, particularly lamb, is as a result of tight supply on the continent...
Sheep Technical
This week’s sheep trade has seen prices hold firm at some sites with a lift of 10c/kg in ewe price...
Sheep
Easter and spring lamb production should get a premium price as demand for hoggets and lambs will strengthen over the...
Sheep
Lamb prices have “pushed on this week, driven by tight supplies and strong market demand”, according to the Irish Farmers’...
Sheep
The “upward trajectory” in the lamb and sheep trade is continuing this week, according to the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA)....
Sheep
Farmers are being urged to “bargain hard” due to a strengthening trade for lambs. Sean Dennehy, the sheep chairperson for...
Sheep
Lamb prices moved up sharply this week, driven by rising demand ahead of the significant Muslim festival of Eid Al...
Sheep
Sheep farmers have been urged by the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) to “hold their nerve and resist...
Sheep
Demand for lamb in the run-up to Easter is strong, with factories anxious for stock, according to the Irish Farmers’...
Sheep
Sheep farmers are still getting paid below the cost of production despite recent increases, according to the Irish Cattle and...
Sheep
Cuts of 40-50c are being imposed on the base price of overweight lambs, according to the Irish Cattle and Sheep...
Sheep
Factory price cuts this week of up to 30c/kg for lamb have been labelled a “disgrace” by the Irish Cattle...
Sheep
Factories have been accused of shredding the lamb price in the last two weeks, destroying farmers’ incomes and lining their...
Sheep
During the week ending April 21, the number of hoggets slaughtered at Department of Agriculture approved sheep meat plants stood...
Sheep
This week most factories have held quotes for lambs at last week’s figures. Some factory agents are suggesting that lamb...
Sheep
The price pressure on spring lamb quotes has continued into this week. As it stands, most buyers are offering base...
Sheep
Factories have increased the lamb kill in the lead into the Muslim festival of Eid on September 2, IFA (Irish...