Sheepmeat

EU lamb prices running 7% to 8% higher

Production in many of the main sheep-producing nations remains under pressure with volumes produced running 1.3% lower in the first half of 2026

MARKETS 7 October 2026

EU lamb prices running 7% to 8% higher

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Spain tops EU farmgate lamb price at over €10/kg

Spain tops EU farmgate lamb price at over €10/kg

MARKETS 3 October 2026

Bord Bia launches campaign to encourage young people to choose lamb

Bord Bia launches campaign to encourage young people to choose lamb

NEWS 22 June 2026

Factories keen to replenish lamb supplies

Factories keen to replenish lamb supplies

Factories keen to replenish lamb supplies

MARKETS 8 April 2026

Opportunities for marketing hill lambs

Opportunities for marketing hill lambs

Opportunities for marketing hill lambs

MANAGEMENT 25 February 2026

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Stabilisation in ewe flock and sheepmeat production forecast for 2026

Stabilisation in ewe flock and sheepmeat production forecast for 2026

The recent collapse in sheep throughput with 445,000 head fewer sheep processed in 2025 is expected to stabilise in 2026, with a higher carryover of 2025-born lambs expected.

MARKETS 22 October 2025

€9.75/kg for lamb not expected to halt EU's sheep decline

€9.75/kg for lamb not expected to halt EU's sheep decline

The EU's sheep flocks look set to fall further over the next 10 years having already lost 13m head since 2010.

NEWS 22 October 2025

Falling trends in sheep production in 2026

Falling trends in sheep production in 2026

Production is forecast to continue to decline in several important sheep producing areas including the UK, continental Europe, Australia and New Zealand

MARKETS 22 October 2025

Editorial: US sheepmeat demand is an opportunity for Ireland

Editorial: US sheepmeat demand is an opportunity for Ireland

Demand for sheepmeat has doubled in the last 10 years, and Irish sheepmeat is now landing on US shores.

VIEWPOINTS 22 October 2025

EU sheepmeat production in state of decline

EU sheepmeat production in state of decline

Production for the first seven months of 2025 fell by 9.2%, with production falling in each of the main sheep producing nations and only in positive figures in Italy.

MARKETS 22 October 2025

Irish lamb lands in the US

Irish lamb lands in the US

US wholesaler Marx Foods, already importing Irish beef, received the first shipment of lamb this week from Irish Country Meats.

NEWS 22 October 2025

Editorial: Dawn deal one to watch for Irish farmers

Editorial: Dawn deal one to watch for Irish farmers

Sheep farmers in particular will be nervous that increased availability of New Zealand product will pose a threat to demand for Irish meat.

VIEWPOINTS 22 October 2025

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How the Nolan family is building its future herd

JJ Nolan farms at Ballyduhig, outside Broadford in Co Limerick, with his wife Mary and their son Gerard.

How the Nolan family is building its future herd

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