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Sheep price update: deals going at top end of the market

There are more sellers negotiating towards the top end of the market securing 10c/kg higher in recent days.

MARKETS 23 February 2026

Sheep price update: deals going at top end of the market

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Anger over minister's stance on contracts

NEWS 30 December 2025

Sheep Trends: factory quotes unchanged at €7.70 to €7.80/kg

Sheep Trends: factory quotes unchanged at €7.70 to €7.80/kg

MARKETS 3 December 2025

Watch: factory quotes unchanged but lambs break €200 mark in Kilkenny

Watch: factory quotes unchanged but lambs break €200 mark in Kilkenny

Watch: factory quotes unchanged but lambs break €200 mark in Kilkenny

MARKETS 1 December 2025

Sheep price update: quotes steady for several weeks

Sheep price update: quotes steady for several weeks

Sheep price update: quotes steady for several weeks

MARKETS 17 November 2025

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Sheep Trends: pressure to increase carcase weights

Sheep Trends: pressure to increase carcase weights

The move by ICM plants is said to be putting pressure on other plants to follow through, but, as yet, there has been no official movement.

MARKETS 13 August 2025

Sheep Trends: quotes unchanged but more pressure on carcase limits

Sheep Trends: quotes unchanged but more pressure on carcase limits

While factories are unwilling to reverse last week's cuts, there is more pressure mounting to increase weight limits to 22.5kg.

MARKETS 13 August 2025

Factory lamb quotes see cuts of 10c/kg

Factory lamb quotes see cuts of 10c/kg

Sheep producers are facing downward price pressure when they would normally be hoping for a lift in demand as we progress in to November.

MARKETS 13 August 2025

Sheep Trends: factories cut quotes by 10c/kg

Sheep Trends: factories cut quotes by 10c/kg

Base quotes reduced earlier in the week to €7.50/kg to €7.60/kg or a range from €7.60/kg to €7.70/kg for quality assured lambs.

MARKETS 13 August 2025

Cracking the organic leakage challenge

Cracking the organic leakage challenge

The five-year OBLIG EIP project has big aims to eliminate leakage and is commencing initiatives to get more cohesion in the supply chain.

NEWS 13 August 2025

Sheep trends: quotes steady at €8/kg base

Sheep trends: quotes steady at €8/kg base

Factory quotes are unchanged but there is some movement on weight, with the two Irish Country Meats plants lifting their paid carcase weight to 22kg.

MARKETS 13 August 2025

Sheep Trends: factories remain steadfast in quotes despite throughput collapse

Sheep Trends: factories remain steadfast in quotes despite throughput collapse

Factories appear to be trying to hold quotes so that they not breach the €8/kg mark, despite a further fall in numbers.

MARKETS 13 August 2025

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UK continues as Ireland’s main export market for food and drink.

Conor O’Sullivan, a business with Chinese graduate from UCC, has taken up the challenge of representing Irish food and drink in the UK after 13 years in China.

UK continues as Ireland’s main export market for food and drink.

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