Lamb sales
Adam Woods on 29 Mar 2021
Watch: Raphoe spring lambs hit €282/head
Adam Woods reports from Raphoe Livestock Mart’s special spring lamb show and sale held on Monday.
Declan Marren on 24 Mar 2021
Tullamore Farm: 10 take home messages from sheep webinar
We outline 10 take home messages from the Tullamore Farm virtual series sheep webinar.
Niall Hurson on 21 Jan 2021
Value of EU market for lamb must be maximised - IFA
The IFA has also called for the revisiting of the requirements surrounding the movement of breeding sheep to Northern Ireland.
Kieran Mailey on 06 Jan 2021
NI beef trade moving up to 390p/kg
Factory prices for finshed cattle and sheep are rising in NI, fuelled by rising retail sales.
Kieran Mailey on 24 Dec 2020
Promotional campaign increased British lamb sales by £2.45m
A six-week campaign to promote British lamb resulted in sales rising by £2.45m, according to marketing body AHDB.
Darren Carty on 14 Oct 2020
Lamb prices running 65c/kg to 80c/kg above 2019 levels
The average price for the year-to-date is running at €5.28/kg, some 52c/kg ahead of the the average price recorded in 2019.
Kieran Mailey on 30 Sep 2020
NI Sheep Programme: using flock records to make breeding and culling decisions
Trevor Nixon has selected 129 ewes for breeding based on progeny weight performance this year.
John Sleigh on 29 Jan 2020
Lamb sales slip at Christmas
Lamb sales fell by 4% over the 12 week trading period to the end of 2019.
Dara Killeen on 18 Dec 2019
Farmer Writes: finishing up the first year in dairying
I found that the biggest challenge over the summer months was evening milking time and hurling time clashing but we worked around this, writes Dara Killeen.
Nathan Tuffy on 16 Oct 2019
SheepWatch: more variable trade at the marts
The finished lamb market is variable, depending on the level of flesh on lambs, but the stores are a little easier for heavy types.
Kieran Mailey on 31 Jul 2019
Store lamb sales off to a strong start
While the fat lamb trade is sluggish, store lamb sales are off to a flying start around the country.
Darren Carty on 24 May 2019
Cost of difficult spring and drought in 2018 highlighted at IGA farm walk
John Brady, host farmer of Thursday’s IGA sheep farm walk, is glad 2019 is a much kinder year, with costs significantly denting the farm’s physical and financial performance in 2018.
Barry Cassidy on 07 May 2019
Sales of fresh lamb for Easter worth almost €30m
Figures for retail sales from the 12 weeks leading up to Easter show an increased demand for fresh meat during holiday periods.
Barry Cassidy on 13 Mar 2019
EID tag rules for marts will destroy lamb sales - ICOS
The majority of sheep marts will opt out of installing EID systems according to their representative organisation, ICOS.
Darren Carty on 06 Feb 2019
Sheep throughput falls 4,665 head
Lamb supplies continue to tighten with factories struggling to satisfy their demand but moving to try to steady prices.
Phelim O'Neill on 26 Dec 2018
Why no deal is such a big deal for Irish farmers
Under a no-deal Brexit, Germany, with more than five times more sales to the UK than Ireland, would be liable for less tariffs under WTO rules.
Peter Varley on 31 Oct 2018
Sheepwatch: sales smaller but trade steady
Lamb sales were smaller after the bank holiday weekend, but the trade remains steady.
Matthew Halpin on 09 Oct 2018
Tullamore Farm: weaning, plus lamb sales nearing completion
This week’s Tullamore Farm report includes an update on grass growth, weaning calves and selling lambs.
Darren Carty on 29 Aug 2018
Busy weekend for replacement sales
An overview of some of this weekend's busy schedule of sales for replacement ewe lambs and hoggets.
Kieran Mailey on 01 Aug 2018
Tight supplies lift lamb price
A slow down in the supply of factory fit lambs has seen processors improve their base price this week. Store lamb sales get off to a steady start.