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Plants are keen to make up for a day’s less processing and have been active over the weekend in sourcing sheep to get the kill back on track quickly on Tuesday.
End-of-year figures published by the AHDB shows production falling by some 26,000t to 398,000t, which explains the current high level of demand in the market.
The beef trade in Northern Ireland remains positive, with more life for cull cows. However, sheep are the standout trade, with hogget prices hitting 700p/kg.
Base quotes are now in the region of €8/kg, but much higher prices are being paid to secure sales and try to entice producers to trade directly with factories