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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 Markets
Sheep mart comment: finished lambs break €200 mark
An increase in factory prices has allowed buyers to pay €200 and above for top-quality finished lambs
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.
Route to market for organic produce
With organic farming now using 5% of Irish farm land with a target of growing to 10% Emmet Doyle, Organic sector manager Bord Bia reports on finding markets for this expanding category.
30 November 2024 Advertisers' anouncements
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
Camera at the Mart: store lambs broach €4/kg in Ballymote
High demand for all types of lambs and cull ewes was seen in Ballymote, as buyers battled against one another to secure numbers.
27 November 2024 Markets
Bullocks to £3,650 at Markethill Christmas sale
The Christmas show and sale saw prices reaching a top price of £3,650 in Markethill Mart
20 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Sheep martk comment: strong mart prices underpinning numbers
With more farmers opting to sell live, numbers passing through marts are still strong.
13 November 2024 Markets
Lamb price and carcase weight limits increase
Competition for fat lambs is intensifying with plants offering higher prices and increasing weight limits to secure numbers.
13 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Rampant demand for store lambs in NI
Mart managers indicate that buying demand for store lambs is on the rise and prices are pushing upwards as a result
6 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Lamb quotes rise to 625p/kg base
Base quotes for fat lambs continue to rise and now stand at 635p/kg at plants in NI
6 November 2024 Northern Ireland
In-lamb Suffolk hits 10,500gns
Rachel Gallagher reports from The Great Bonanza female sale held in Ballymena Livestock Market.
4 November 2024 Breeding & health