Sheep kill

Sheep Trends: hogget quotes cut by 10c/kg more

Opening prices for quality assured hoggets are down 10c/kg to €9.40/kg to €9.50/kg, while spring lambs are quoted around the €10/kg-plus mark.

MARKETS 6 May 2026

Sheep Trends: hogget quotes cut by 10c/kg more

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Sheep kill falls to just 31,636 head

Sheep kill falls to just 31,636 head

MARKETS 6 May 2026

Sheep Trends: hogget quotes pulled by 10c/kg

Sheep Trends: hogget quotes pulled by 10c/kg

MARKETS 29 April 2026

Breeding ewe increase defies all expectations

Breeding ewe increase defies all expectations

Breeding ewe increase defies all expectations

MARKETS 29 April 2026

Breeding ewe numbers up 26,800 head

Breeding ewe numbers up 26,800 head

Breeding ewe numbers up 26,800 head

NEWS 22 April 2026

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Sheep Trends: positive sales driving demand

Sheep Trends: positive sales driving demand

Strong sales of sheepmeat over the Easter period has witnessed factories looking for a steady flow of sheep on to the market.

MARKETS 10 January 2026

Sheep Trends: hoggets hit €9/kg as spring lambs open at €9.80/kg

Sheep Trends: hoggets hit €9/kg as spring lambs open at €9.80/kg

Factories have moved to narrow the differential between live and dead prices and encourage more farmers to trade directly for slaughter.

MARKETS 10 January 2026

Sheep Trends: more deals going for hoggets

Sheep Trends: more deals going for hoggets

Sellers with greater negotiating power are securing 10c/kg higher in negotiations, while the live trade has moved ahead of the dead trade.

MARKETS 10 January 2026

Sheep supply concerns for processors

Sheep supply concerns for processors

Connemara sheep farmer Brendan Joyce said that farmers will 'continue to deliver the sheep if the price is right'.

NEWS 10 January 2026

Sheep Trends: another 10c/kg cut to hogget prices

Sheep Trends: another 10c/kg cut to hogget prices

Opening quotes for quality assured hoggets range from €7.60/kg to €7.70/kg in the main.

MARKETS 10 January 2026

Sheep Trends: lamb prices in reverse

Sheep Trends: lamb prices in reverse

Base quotes in a couple of plants have been cut by 10c/kg, while other plants are not willing to negotiate the same premiums above base quotes.

MARKETS 10 January 2026

NI sheep output falls by 17.1% in 2025

NI sheep output falls by 17.1% in 2025

Throughput in factories fell by 11%, while the number of sheep exported live for direct slaughter fell by almost 19% and exports for breeding or production fell by over 26%.

NORTHERN IRELAND 10 January 2026

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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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