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Spring Lambs

Sheep marts: Better trade seen across the country for lambs

Sheep

about 1 year ago

Sheep marts: Better trade seen across the country for lambs

An improved sheep trade has been noted at many livestock marts across Ireland this week for spring...

Sheep marts: Buyers 'cautious to give over the odds for stores'

Sheep

about 1 year ago

Sheep marts: Buyers 'cautious to give over the odds for stores'

With breeding sheep sales easing across the country, the focus for some buyers may now be returning...

Sheep trade: Cull ewe prices continue to decline

Sheep

about 1 year ago

Sheep trade: Cull ewe prices continue to decline

While spring lamb prices have continued to remain steady, the cull ewe trade has received another...

Sheep trade: Trade for lambs remains 'static'

Sheep

about 1 year ago

Sheep trade: Trade for lambs remains 'static'

The current trade for spring lambs has been described as "static", as there has been little...

Sheep kill: Throughput rises as lamb supply increases

Sheep

about 1 year ago

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...

Sheep

about 1 year ago

Sheep trade: Lamb prices steady as ewe offerings fall

The sheep trade this week has shown signs of stability for lamb prices, but the same cannot be said...

Sheep trade: Lamb prices steady as ewe offerings fall

Sheep

about 1 year ago

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...

Sheep kill: Over 188,000 fewer sheep slaughtered this year

Sheep

about 1 year ago

Sheep trade: Up to 10c/kg of a lift for lamb prices

Prices for spring lamb received a boost this week as factories have added 10c/kg on to their...

Sheep trade: Up to 10c/kg of a lift for lamb prices

Sheep

over 1 year ago

Sheep trade: Prices hold firm as spring lamb quotes rise in cases

Weekly reductions in prices for spring lamb appear to have ceased from factories that are providing...

Sheep trade: Prices hold firm as spring lamb quotes rise in cases

Sheep

over 1 year ago

Trade for spring lambs goes 'belly up' at Kilkenny Mart

Kilkenny Mart auctioneer George Candler has told Agriland that the trade for spring lambs has gone...

Trade for spring lambs goes 'belly up' at Kilkenny Mart

Sheep

over 1 year ago

Sheep trade: Spring lamb and hogget quotes drop by 50c/kg

Cuts to spring lamb and hogget prices have continued as 50c/kg has been taken off their base prices...

Sheep trade: Spring lamb and hogget quotes drop by 50c/kg

Sheep

over 1 year ago

Sheep marts: 'Active' trade for export lambs at Loughrea Mart

The most recent sale at Loughrea Mart showed there was an "active" trade for ram lambs for export...

Sheep marts: 'Active' trade for export lambs at Loughrea Mart

Sheep

over 1 year ago

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...

Sheep kill: Hogget supply falls as spring lamb numbers rise

Sheep

over 1 year ago

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...

Sheep kill: Spring lambs make up 33% of weekly throughput

Sheep

over 1 year ago

Sheep marts: How are lambs and cull ewes faring at the mart?

From different areas across the country, Agriland takes a look at the current sheep trade as it...

Sheep marts: How are lambs and cull ewes faring at the mart?

Sheep

over 1 year ago

Sheep trade: Prices hold as low supplies continue

While factory prices in the sheep trade have held this week, farmers are urged to consider other...

Sheep trade: Prices hold as low supplies continue

Sheep

over 1 year ago

Sheep trade: Increases for spring lamb and hogget prices

Prices in the sheep trade this week have shown upward movement in many cases, as quotes from...

Sheep trade: Increases for spring lamb and hogget prices

Sheep

over 1 year ago

Strong cull ewe trade as hoggets remain steady at Blessington Mart

The weekly sheep sale at Blessington Mart in Co. Wicklow showed a good demand for all varieties of...

Strong cull ewe trade as hoggets remain steady at Blessington Mart

Sheep

over 1 year ago

Sheep trade: Factories deliver a 30c/kg boost for hoggets

The trade for hoggets has continued to rise on a weekly basis, with an increase of up to 30c/kg...

Sheep trade: Factories deliver a 30c/kg boost for hoggets

Sheep

over 1 year ago

Sheep kill: Supply of lambs and hoggets behind by over 18,000

The supply of lambs and hoggets this year is running over 18,000 head behind the same period in...

Sheep kill: Supply of lambs and hoggets behind by over 18,000

Sheep

almost 2 years ago

Sheep kill: 74,000 fewer spring lambs killed in 2023

While spring lambs led the way in 2023 as the category of sheep with the highest number killed, it...

Sheep kill: 74,000 fewer spring lambs killed in 2023

Sheep

almost 2 years ago

Bluetongue a 'big concern' for Irish sheep farmers in 2024

Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) National Sheep Committee chair, Adrian Gallagher, has shared his...

Bluetongue a 'big concern' for Irish sheep farmers in 2024

Sheep

almost 2 years ago

Sheep kill: Highest throughput of spring lambs in 2023 to date

The latest figures from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) have shown the...

Sheep kill: Highest throughput of spring lambs in 2023 to date

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