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Sheep
Sheep price update: steadier tone as numbers tighten significantly
Darren Carty
Base quotes for Monday are steady on last week, with some mart sales reporting a slightly sharper trade, with sale entries well back on previous weeks.
28 April 2025 Markets
Beef prices: processors peel another 10c/kg off quotes
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest factory quotes for finished cattle.
28 April 2025 Markets
In pictures: calf numbers holding steady in Bandon
Calf numbers held steady and there was a bit more appetite for heavier calves in Bandon Mart this week, reports Tommy Moyles.
US tariffs will cool beef import demand
Trump tariffs are a disruptor for global trade and a sustained weakening of the US dollar would make things worse.
27 April 2025 News
Big drop in British beef and sheep output
Tight British and Irish supplies of beef and sheep meat opens the door wider for Australian and New Zealand imports.
25 April 2025 News
Beef cattle finishers advised to hang tough
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including factory prices.
23 April 2025 Markets
Should we worry about cattle numbers?
Are falling cattle numbers the reason for rising prices? And if so, should they be welcomed by farmers?
23 April 2025 Dealer
Exporters continue to drive weanling bull trade
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s mart trade, including what’s happening in the country’s marts.
23 April 2025 Markets
Sheep Trends: lambs and hoggets cut 20c/kg to 30c/kg
Base quotes are steady on earlier in the week but have reduced by 50c/kg on last week’s level or in excess of €10 per head
23 April 2025 Markets
Sheep price update: hoggets and lambs fall by another €3 to €5/head
Agents have shown less of an appetite for sheep this week, with factories reportedly handling lower numbers.
23 April 2025 Markets
Dairy Trends: Butter increases but powder and cheese falls
There was mixed news on the dairy scene this week with increases for butter but a drop in price for cheese and milk powders.
23 April 2025 Markets
Dempsey at Large: tariff compensation for US farmers
Under World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules, countries can take protective action in the event of a threat of significant market disruption.
23 April 2025 Viewpoints