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Pedigree
Festive Crackers gearing up for a cracking sale
Adam Woods
Calling all Texel lovers, Shanon Kinahan has all the details of the upcoming Festive Crackers sale of Texel Females.
Festive Crackers gearing up for a cracking sale
Sheep mart prices: agents reluctant to let sheep home unsold
6 December 2023 Markets
Sheep mart prices: agents reluctant to let sheep home unsold
Factory agents remain coy in their purchasing behaviour and while reluctant to pay higher, are keen to use mart sales to try to increase throughput.
Sheep Trends: quotes rebound by 10c/kg as supplies tighten
6 December 2023 Markets
Sheep Trends: quotes rebound by 10c/kg as supplies tighten
Last week’s kill fell by 3,874 head, prompting factories to quickly reverse their 10c/kg cut in base quotes.
NI Trends: tight cattle supplies hardens prices; lamb quotes up 5p/kg
There are plenty of positives within the factory trade for prime cattle and fat lambs in Northern Ireland this week.
6 December 2023 Markets
Sheep price update: factory quotes rebound, mart prices steady
A number of factories have revised quotes upwards by 10c/kg for Tuesday, while mart prices remain largely unchanged over the weekend and on Monday.
4 December 2023 Markets
UK sheepmeat production increases by 10% to 25,200t in October
While production rose significantly compared with September levels, it remains below the five-year trend and reflects slower drafting of lambs this season.
2 December 2023 Markets
Hips Don't Lie shakes up Royal Ulster Beef and Lamb Championships
Shanon Kinahan has all the results from the Royal Ulster Beef and Lamb Championships.
29 November 2023 Pedigree
Sheep mart prices: prices ease €1 to €4/head with agents more cautious
Factory agents have been more coy in recent days on the back of prices falling by 10c/kg.
29 November 2023 Markets
Sheep Trends: lower demand blamed for 10c/kg cut
Factory procurement managers cite a temporary reduction in demand as weakening their competitiveness in export markets, but hope that demand will quickly recover.
29 November 2023 Markets
NI Trends: improved demand sharpens beef trade; lamb prices rock solid
There is more life in the cattle trade across Northern Ireland this week, with lamb prices holding firm.
29 November 2023 Markets
Camera at the Mart: big demand for butchers' lambs in Dowra
Adam Woods reports from last Friday’s weekly sheep sale in Dowra Mart in Co Cavan.
29 November 2023 Markets
Sheep price update: disappointment as quotes fall 10c/kg
Base quotes eased by 5c/kg to 10c/kg over the weekend, leaving quotes at a range of €6.25/kg to €6.40/kg plus the respective quality assurance payments.
27 November 2023 Markets