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NI Trends: sellers market as demand for beef strengthens; lamb quotes on 670p/kg
Kieran Mailey
Factory prices for finished cattle and lambs continue to rise in Northern Ireland, as processors continue to chase supplies.
4 December 2024 News
€8.50/kg paid for lambs as kill nosedives
Factories are struggling to source supplies to meet demand, with last week’s throughput running over 18,000 lower, despite prices running €1.65/kg higher.
4 December 2024 Northern Ireland
Lamb quotes surge to 670p/kg at 23kg
Competition for a limited supply of slaughter fit lambs is growing and factory quotes are on the rise at factories in NI.
Sheep Trends: lamb price climbs above €8/kg
Factories are struggling to keep a lid on prices, with quotes rising by 5c/kg to 10c/kg in recent days.
27 November 2024 Markets
NI Trends: finished cattle prices continue to rise; big lift in lamb quotes
Cattle prices at NI plants continue to rise as processing demand exceeds supply, while there has been another increase in lamb quotes.
27 November 2024 Markets
Record beef prices with more to come
The beef trade in NI has seen prices rising to record highs during late November.
27 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Sheep price update: tight supplies keeping strong floor under trade
Mart prices have been steady in recent days with entries falling, while factory agents are struggling to get their hands on required numbers.
25 November 2024 Markets
NI Trends: prime cattle prices reach record highs; lamb quotes push on
Robust processing demand has driven prime cattle prices to record highs in Northern Ireland. Lamb prices are also edging up with quotes on 640p/kg.
20 November 2024 Markets
Sheep price update: store lambs top €4/kg in Mountbellew Mart
There was a particularly sharp trade for lighter ram lambs, with the pick of the trade being €150 paid for 35.7kg ram lambs.
18 November 2024 Markets
Sheep price update: Irish lamb price surpasses British farmgate returns
Pressure on British trade in recent weeks and steady upward momentum in Irish farmgate returns has seen prices climbing ahead of the British price.
17 November 2024 Markets
Sheep kill down 20,000 head year on year
The total number of sheep processed in Department of Agriculture approved slaughter plants is now running over 250,000 lower than in 2023.
13 November 2024 Markets
Sheep Trends: factories resisting paying €8/kg
Numbers have got even tighter in the last week, but factories are resisting paying €8/kg, with €7.80/kg to €7.90/kg the going rate.
13 November 2024 Markets