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Sheep
Sheep price update: tight numbers maintaining floor under base quotes
Darren Carty
Base quotes for spring lambs are in the region of €9.30/kg or a starting price of €9.40/kg to €9.50/kg for quality assured lambs.
13 May 2024 Markets
Factories facing backlash on beef price pull
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest factory quotes for finished cattle.
13 May 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: numbers fall but prices hold in Bandon
Supply and demand continues to hit a sweet spot in the calf trade at Bandon Mart, with prices holding firm for calves. The number of older calves coming to the market has increased in recent weeks.
Australian exports continue to grow
The growth in Australian beef and sheepmeat exports in April continues the trend of recent months, with large volume increases.
12 May 2024 News
Getting on top of scald before it takes hold
The change in weather is said to be giving rise to a higher incidence of scald in young lambs.
10 May 2024 Markets
Losses continue at fake meat maker
Beyond Meat’s latest quarterly update showed declining revenue and another loss.
9 May 2024 News
US beef price hits factory margins
Farmers in the US are on the crest of a beef price wave, but it is being felt on factories' bottom line.
8 May 2024 News
Castlewood Uranus - king of the castle in Tuam
Shanon Kinahan was in Tuam Mart on Saturday for the Irish Charolais Cattle Society spring sale, where €3,445 was the average price recorded for bulls.
8 May 2024 Pedigree
What we learned from co-op annual reports
Industry leaders are singing from the same hymn sheet, as milk supply growth ends.
8 May 2024 News
Camera at the Mart: exporters drive demand in Elphin
Adam Woods reports from Elphin Mart’s special weanling sale held last Monday.
8 May 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: red hot forward store and cow trade in Kanturk
There was super demand for cattle at Kanturk Mart this week, with close to a 100% clearance rate. Demand was greatest for forward stores and cows, with farmer buyers driving trade for yearling stock.
8 May 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: smaller numbers but strong prices in Ballina
Mayo-Sligo Mart's Tuesday sheep sale has approached its annual lull in numbers, with the transition from hoggets to spring lambs, but prices remain firm.
8 May 2024 Markets