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The scale of the increase is influenced by the extent of the reduction in recent weeks, with markets adjusting to improved demand and prices rebounding.
The majority of marts have witnessed prices at the upper end of the market for lambs ease back to €140 to €145, while some marts with a vibrant butcher trade are recording excellent prices.
Butcher buyers are inserting competition into the trade for well-fleshed lambs, with a significant percentage of lambs on offer short on flesh for butcher buyers.
Farmers targeting increased demand for the Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha pushed out higher numbers last week leaving significantly lower levels of throughput this week.
Factories have reduced base lamb quotes on Monday by 10c/kg, while supplies coming on stream have dropped sharply following last week’s insatiable appetite.
An increase in factory agent demand on the back of buying for the Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha regained half of the price cuts experienced by farmers in the previous week.
Factory agents have displayed a greater appetite for lambs since the end of last week, with prices steady to €3 to €5 higher, depending on the previous week’s trade.
While prices eased by €4 to €6/head on the previous week, agents were keen to get their hands on numbers and this kept a good deal of bite in the trade.
Many mart managers report that while average prices have eased anywhere from €4 to €7 per head, prices are holding better than anticipated given the reduction in factory quotes.