Sheepmeat exports
Darren Carty on 31 Mar 2021
Tighter supplies globally underpinning buoyant sheep prices
It is not just in Europe where supplies are tight – there are also much lower volumes of sheepmeat being exported to global markets from Australia and New Zealand.
Darren Carty on 13 Mar 2021
Tight UK sheep supplies fuelling higher prices
The latest AHBD sheep production update shows hogget throughput in February falling 87,000 head on volumes recorded in January and 8% on throughput levels from February 2020.
Darren Carty on 10 Feb 2021
What market prospects await the 2021 lamb crop?
The forecast for lambs coming onto the market in the first half of 2021 is positive with trade signals also relatively optimistic for the second half of 2021.
Darren Carty on 15 Jan 2021
Bord Bia meat seminar: positive performance predicted for sheep sector in 2021
Bord Bia forecasts that the tight availability of sheepmeat in Europe which shaped markets in 2020 will continue and possibly intensify in the first half of 2021.
Darren Carty on 13 Jan 2021
Record start to new year prices
Current prices are running in the region of 80c/kg to 90c/kg above the start of January 2020 and represent one of the strongest starts to the years trading on record.
Darren Carty on 14 Nov 2020
EU sheep prices running 50c/kg to 80c/kg above 2019 levels
French prices are running some 80c/kg above the corresponding week in 2019 at €7/kg while Spanish prices are also excelling at an average of €5.92/kg.
Darren Carty on 04 Nov 2020
Sheepmeat exports on target to reach €350m in 2020
The value of exports for the first eight months of the year is running 10% higher, with Ireland benefiting from lower volumes of New Zealand and UK lamb on the EU market.
Darren Carty on 30 Oct 2020
Sheepmeat exports on target to reach €350m in 2020
The value of exports for the first eight months of the year is running 10% higher, with Ireland benefiting from lower imports of New Zealand lamb into the EU.
Darren Carty on 17 Jun 2020
Anger at reports of 40,000t higher New Zealand tariff-free quota
It appears as if the EU is considering increasing the tariff-free sheepmeat quota New Zealand currently enjoys to gain favour in other trade areas.
Darren Carty on 04 Mar 2020
What’s underpinning the vibrant sheep trade?
Tight supplies of sheepmeat in the EU market and increased global demand in 2019 has resulted in significantly higher farm gate prices since the turn of the year.
Darren Carty on 25 Jan 2020
New Zealand lamb crop down 2.4% or 552,000 head
The significant reduction in numbers was driven primarily by a lower lambing percentage and fewer ewes and ewe hoggets mated.
Darren Carty on 15 Jan 2020
Sheep carcase weights reach 10-year high
The increase in carcase weight by 0.7kg was driven by throughput of significantly heavier hoggets in the first six months of the year.
Darren Carty on 11 Dec 2019
UK kill forecast to fall by 265,000 head from January to May 2020
There is expected to be a 100,000 head lower carryover of hoggets and 165,000 fewer new-season lambs in 2020, writes Darren Carty.
Darren Carty on 01 Dec 2019
British price at highest level since 2011 for the time of year
Prices have increased for the fourth consecutive week after trending well below 2018 levels for most of the year.
Darren Carty on 13 Nov 2019
Minister Creed and Chinese government talk on sheepmeat
There are hopes that Irish sheep farmers can benefit from approval for Irish exports.
Darren Carty on 23 Oct 2019
Challenging markets leaves price trailing five-year average by 15c/kg
Farm-gate returns are lagging 35c/kg behind 2018 levels with lower UK prices resulting from Brexit uncertainty said to be hurting the competitiveness of Irish sheepmeat exports.
John Sleigh on 09 Oct 2019
France, Italy and and the Netherlands top Scotch beef destinations
Over 96% of Scotland's beef and lamb exports are sent to the EU, according to QMS figures.
Darren Carty on 31 Aug 2019
China’s appetite for sheepmeat continues to grow
With Chinese officials currently inspecting factories in relation to granting sheepmeat access, we look at what the market can offer the Irish sheep sector.
Darren Carty on 21 Aug 2019
Tighter numbers curtail sheepmeat exports
The total volume of sheepmeat exported for the first five months of the year reduced by 7% to 19,195t.
Lorcan Allen on 17 Jul 2019
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