Sheep kill

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 28 January 2026

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

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Sheep Trends: lamb prices in reverse

Sheep Trends: lamb prices in reverse

MARKETS 21 January 2026

NI sheep output falls by 17.1% in 2025

NI sheep output falls by 17.1% in 2025

NORTHERN IRELAND 10 January 2026

Sheep kill fell by almost 415,000 head in 2025

Sheep kill fell by almost 415,000 head in 2025

Sheep kill fell by almost 415,000 head in 2025

MARKETS 7 January 2026

Falling trends in sheep production in 2026

Falling trends in sheep production in 2026

Falling trends in sheep production in 2026

MARKETS 30 December 2025

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NI sheep kill lowest since 2011

NI sheep kill lowest since 2011

Both the cattle and the sheep kill at NI abattoirs in 2025 is likely to be down on previous years.

NORTHERN IRELAND 5 December 2025

Sheep Trends: year ending on lower throughput

Sheep Trends: year ending on lower throughput

Low throughput has dominated the sheep kill throughout 2025 and this is persisting right up until the end of the year.

MARKETS 5 December 2025

Sheep price update: animals sourced for this week's kill

Sheep price update: animals sourced for this week's kill

With factories only slaughtering two days this week and many operating at a low level of throughput for Tuesday, attention has turned to next week’s kill.

MARKETS 5 December 2025

Sheep kill back by almost one fifth in 2025

Sheep kill back by almost one fifth in 2025

When comparing November 2025 with November 2024, the kill was back 4.8%, a reduction of 9,000 head of sheep.

NEWS 5 December 2025

Sheep Trends: trade stuck at €7.80/kg base

Sheep Trends: trade stuck at €7.80/kg base

There is no signs of any extra life in the trade, with the opposite a more accurate reflection and factories showing less interest in sheep for next week.

MARKETS 5 December 2025

NI sheep kill climbs above 10,000 head

NI sheep kill climbs above 10,000 head

With lower numbers of sheep being exported out of Northern Ireland plants there increased throughput by 840 head to try and work through some of the backlog in supplies.

NEWS 5 December 2025

Falling cattle and sheep supply will squeeze factories

Falling cattle and sheep supply will squeeze factories

A big drop in cattle numbers this year plus a second year of reduced sheep numbers will create surplus processing capacity in factories.

NEWS 5 December 2025

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Why this Antrim contractor moved to Amazone ploughs

Ryan Bole is part of J Wilson Contracts in Co Antrim. Available for all kinds of work from slurry to reseeding, sowing to silage, today they are ploughing for potatoes with two Amazone ploughs.

Why this Antrim contractor moved to Amazone ploughs

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