Eid al Adha

Sheep Trends: kill remains at just 31,770 head

The low level of throughput reflects the tightness in supply, with lamb numbers slower to build and hogget entries declining faster than in 2025.

MARKETS 13 May 2026

Sheep Trends: kill remains at just 31,770 head

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Exports boost sheep trade

Exports boost sheep trade

MARKETS 13 May 2026

Sheep management: SWS deadline, weed control and marketing remaining hoggets

Sheep management: SWS deadline, weed control and marketing remaining hoggets

MANAGEMENT 13 May 2026

Sheep mart comment: hogget quality becoming very mixed

Sheep mart comment: hogget quality becoming very mixed

Sheep mart comment: hogget quality becoming very mixed

MARKETS 6 May 2026

Sheep Management: liver fluke, abortion control and religious festival dates

Sheep Management: liver fluke, abortion control and religious festival dates

Sheep Management: liver fluke, abortion control and religious festival dates

MANAGEMENT 14 January 2026

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EU sheepmeat production in state of decline

EU sheepmeat production in state of decline

Production for the first seven months of 2025 fell by 9.2%, with production falling in each of the main sheep producing nations and only in positive figures in Italy.

MARKETS 5 June 2025

Market dynamics hard to predict

Market dynamics hard to predict

On paper there should have been a flying demand for sheep all spring, but demand towards the end of the season was subdued despite throughput falling by an additional 140,000 head.

SHEEP BREEDING 5 June 2025

Sheep Trends: another 10c/kg cut to base quotes

Sheep Trends: another 10c/kg cut to base quotes

The trade is in contrast with Northern Ireland, where the presence of buyers from Britain is adding more life to the trade and boosting live lamb sales.

MARKETS 5 June 2025

Sheep Trends: lambs facing another 20c/kg cut

Sheep Trends: lambs facing another 20c/kg cut

Base quotes for Thursday have fallen back to €8.60/kg in the main with hoggets remaining on a base of €7/kg

MARKETS 5 June 2025

Eid al-Adha sheep kill fails to hit 50,000 head

Eid al-Adha sheep kill fails to hit 50,000 head

Throughput for the festival has been disappointing for a second year with throughput failing to hit anywhere near the highs of recent years.

NEWS 5 June 2025

Sheep price update: lamb price cut by 10c/kg to 20c/kg

Sheep price update: lamb price cut by 10c/kg to 20c/kg

Opening prices for quality assured lambs are in the region of €8.80/kg to €8.90/kg, with top prices now being curtailed to in the region of €9/kg.

MARKETS 5 June 2025

Kill for Eid al-Adha down on other years

Kill for Eid al-Adha down on other years

Reports indicate that the kill is likely to be upwards of 55,000 head but falling well short of the high points of 70,000 head recorded in recent years

MARKETS 5 June 2025

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New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

Irish dairy farmers will have the opportunity to see the latest technologies from New Zealand at an on-farm open day at Camcloon Dairy, Ballyfin, Co Laois, on Tuesday 19 May 2026 from 10am.

New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

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