Sheep
Sheep trade: Steady overall as lower-end of prices edge up
This week’s sheep trade sees the lower-end of price quotes from last week move up for this week, while the...
Sheep Kill
Agri-Business
Sheep kill: Throughput approaches 2m in 2024
The supply of sheep for processing is approaching two million head in 2024, as spring lambs continue to be brought...
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Sheep
Sheep kill: Throughput rises as lamb supply increases
The supply of spring lamb has increased by over 6,800 head in a week, according to the latest sheep kill...
Sheep
Sheep kill: Over 188,000 fewer sheep slaughtered this year
There have been over 188,000 fewer sheep slaughtered to-date in 2024 when compared to the same period last year, according...
Sheep
Sheep kill: Increase in spring lambs rises throughput
Numbers of spring lambs have climbed to hit over 44,000 head for the first time this year, increasing by 2,519...
Sheep
Sheep kill: Under 64,000 fewer spring lambs slaughtered in 2024
The supply of spring lambs for slaughter this year is now running close to 64,000 head behind the same period...
Sheep
Sheep kill: 165,000 fewer sheep slaughtered in 2024
The number of sheep slaughtered to-date in 2024 is now running 165,000 head behind the total from the same period...
Sheep
Sheep kill: Supplies drop by 16,000 head post-peak
The most recent sheep kill figures from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) have shown that supplies...
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Sheep
Sheep kill: Eid al-Adha demand sees kill surpass 63,000 head
Sheep kill figures have reached peak heights to-date in 2024 as the Eid al-Adha festival has drawn to a close. The...
Sheep
Sheep kill: Supplies rise as throughput crosses 1m head
Spring lambs were processed in slightly higher numbers last week, according to the latest sheep kill figures from the Department...
Sheep
Sheep kill: Hogget supply falls as spring lamb numbers rise
Last week’s sheep kill resulted in over 39,000 sheep processed, according to figures from the Department of Agriculture, Food and...
Sheep
Sheep kill: Spring lambs make up 33% of weekly throughput
Spring lambs have made up one third of last week’s throughput, the most recent sheep kill figures from the Department...
Sheep
Sheep kill: Over 103,000 fewer sheep slaughtered this year
There have been over 103,000 fewer sheep slaughtered to-date in 2024 when compared to the same period last year, according...
Sheep
Sheep kill: Supply of spring lambs doubles in a week
The supply of spring lambs for processing has doubled over the course of a week, rising to over 7,000 head,...
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Sheep
Sheep kill: Spring lamb prices increase while supplies remain low
While spring lamb numbers this early in the year are remaining scarce, those being processed are fetching increased prices from...
Sheep
Sheep kill: Throughput crosses 600,000 head
The supply of sheep to-date in 2024 has crossed over 600,000 head, the latest sheep kill figures from the Department...
Sheep
Sheep kill: Supplies remain strong as trade improves
There was little change in the supplies of sheep since last week, according to the latest sheep kill figures from...
Sheep
Sheep kill: Lamb/hogget supply rises by 11,843 head in a week
Over 503,388 sheep have been slaughtered to date in 2024, according to the latest sheep kill figures from the Department...