Sheep
How many sheep has Ireland imported this year?
Figures of the number of sheep that have been imported to the Republic of Ireland (ROI) have been provided to...
Sheep Imports
Sheep
Live sheep imports rose while exports fell in 2023
The number of sheep imported in 2023 rose marginally year-on-year, recently released figures the Department of Agriculture, Food and the...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Sheep
Over 85,000 NI sheep slaughtered in the ROI in 2024
Over 85,000 sheep from Northern Ireland (NI) have been slaughtered in approved Republic of Ireland (ROI) export premises in 2024....
Sheep
NI and UK is the destination of 4.9% of sheep exports in 2023
A total of 4.9% of live sheep exports from the Republic of Ireland in 2023 have gone to Northern Ireland...
Sheep
Sheep trade prices raised with MII at Oireachtas committee
Questions over the current state of the sheep trade were the focus of a joint Oireachtas committee discussion, where issues...
Sheep
Sheep import figures 'don't tell full story' - ICSA
Figures from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine showing that some 370,000 sheep were imported into Ireland in...
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Sheepmeat imports from New Zealand increase in 2021
Volumes of sheepmeat imports from New Zealand to Ireland in 2021 witnessed an increase, according to sheep sector manager at...
Sheep
Truckloads of lambs arriving from the UK: 'It's a disgrace'- ICSA
“Imports of lambs are causing huge disruption for local farmers who can’t even get quotes for such animals. At the...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Sheep
Processors 'must be required to cease live imports' to access APS
Processors “must be required to verify” that they are not importing live lambs from the UK if they wish to...
Sheep
Over 100,000 Northern Irish sheep slaughtered in southern plants
Just over 100,000 Northern Irish sheep have been slaughtered in southern plants so far this year, the latest figures from...
Sheep
Over 14,000 Northern Irish spring lambs slaughtered in Ireland in two weeks - LMC
Just over 14,000 Northern Irish spring lambs have been slaughtered by sheep processors south of the border over the past...
Sheep
Imports of northern hoggets increase 34% in February due to stronger euro - LMC
The number of hoggets crossing the border for slaughter in Ireland has jumped by 34% in February of this year...