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Prices for hoggets soar to hit €9/kg mark

Ewe quotes have also jumped in some plants, with Irish Country Meats rising its quote by 50c/kg to €5/kg.

MARKETS 18 March 2026

Prices for hoggets soar to hit €9/kg mark

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Sheep Trends: hoggets hit €9/kg as spring lambs open at €9.80/kg

Sheep Trends: hoggets hit €9/kg as spring lambs open at €9.80/kg

MARKETS 18 March 2026

Sheep mart prices: more sellers opt to sell live in marts

Sheep mart prices: more sellers opt to sell live in marts

MARKETS 18 March 2026

Sheep Management: artificially rearing lambs, creep feeding and milk lambs

Sheep Management: artificially rearing lambs, creep feeding and milk lambs

Sheep Management: artificially rearing lambs, creep feeding and milk lambs

MANAGEMENT 18 March 2026

Weather disrupting spring grazing plans

Weather disrupting spring grazing plans

Weather disrupting spring grazing plans

MANAGEMENT 18 March 2026

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Australian trade deal another concern for beef and sheep farmers - IFA

Australian trade deal another concern for beef and sheep farmers - IFA

IFA president Francie Gorman noted that the effects of these trade deals have not been assessed properly and that farmers feel they are being used as a 'sacrificial lamb'.

NEWS 11 March 2026

Sheep flock wiped out in dog attack

Sheep flock wiped out in dog attack

The attack, which took place on the Longford/Leitrim border, saw just one ewe and a handful of lambs unharmed in a devastating mauling.

NEWS 11 March 2026

Sheep price update: mart prices driving higher entries

Sheep price update: mart prices driving higher entries

Mart managers report a significant increase in throughput, highlighting the lure of higher returns and low opening quotes offered by factories as contributing factors.

MARKETS 11 March 2026

UK shearing crisis averted as tightening of visas for foreign shearers delayed

UK shearing crisis averted as tightening of visas for foreign shearers delayed

A temporary visa concession has paved the way for 75 foreign shearers to return to UK for summer shearing as they had planned.

NEWS 11 March 2026

13 lambs killed after their necks were ‘deliberately broken’

13 lambs killed after their necks were ‘deliberately broken’

The incident occurred between Friday evening and Saturday morning.

NEWS 11 March 2026

Farm Tech Talk: input prices, bluetongue and dairy co-ops

Farm Tech Talk: input prices, bluetongue and dairy co-ops

On this week’s Farm Tech Talk, the team discuss bluetongue vaccines, coop mergers, lambing, field work and the impact of the ongoing crisis in the Middle East on input prices.

PODCAST 11 March 2026

Average of €867 for in-lamb Cheviot hoggets

Average of €867 for in-lamb Cheviot hoggets

A batch of 14 in-lamb Cheviot ewe hoggets offered by the McHugh flock in Donegal saw prices range from €500 to €1,400 per head.

PEDIGREE 11 March 2026

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