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Big drop in British beef and sheep output
Phelim O'Neill
Tight British and Irish supplies of beef and sheep meat opens the door wider for Australian and New Zealand imports.
Big drop in British beef and sheep output
Sheep Trends: lambs and hoggets cut 20c/kg to 30c/kg
23 April 2025 Markets
Sheep Trends: lambs and hoggets cut 20c/kg to 30c/kg
Base quotes are steady on earlier in the week but have reduced by 50c/kg on last week’s level or in excess of €10 per head
Grass buyers push ewe and lamb prices in Brockagh
23 April 2025 Markets
Grass buyers push ewe and lamb prices in Brockagh
Rachel Gallagher reports from Brockagh Cloghan mart for their Easter bank holiday sale.
Sheep price update: hoggets and lambs fall by another €3 to €5/head
Agents have shown less of an appetite for sheep this week, with factories reportedly handling lower numbers.
23 April 2025 Markets
Easter buying ends with 20c/kg lamb price cut
Base quotes for Thursday have reduced in most plants by 20c/kg with hoggets also hit with a cut to base quotes of 10c/kg to 20c/kg.
17 April 2025 Markets
Sheep Trends: lambs and hoggets cut 10c/kg to 20c/kg
Base quotes for Thursday are down 10c/kg to 20c/kg on last week’s quotes, with factories pointing to reduced demand, as markets adjust to peak buying for Easter winding down.
16 April 2025 Markets
Sheep mart prices: factory pressure felt in mart sales
Agents have been more reluctant in their purchasing behaviour as the week has progressed, citing lower quotes as reducing their buying power.
16 April 2025 Markets
Huge differential in sheep prices across the globe
French farmgate sheep prices are running in excess of €10.50/kg while in sharp contrast lamb prices in the Southern Hemisphere are running at €4.50/kg or lower.
16 April 2025 Markets
Sheep management: grass tetany, drafting lambs and nematodirus warning
Vets are warning of a possible heightened risk of grass tetany in the coming days due to the inclement weather forecast.
16 April 2025 Markets
Spring lambs top at €5.57/kg as cull ewes hit €4.22/kg in Milford
Rachel Gallagher reports from Milford Livestock Mart for the fortnightly sheep sale.
16 April 2025 Markets
In pictures: cull ewes top €3/kg in Athenry Mart
The trade for cull ewes remained buoyant in Monday’s sale and, with top prices exceeding €3/kg, overshadowed prices paid for both lambs and hoggets.
14 April 2025 Markets
Large number of heavy hoggets hit the ring in Tullamore
Rachel Gallagher reports from GVM Tullamore for the weekly sheep sale.
10 April 2025 Markets