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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 Trends: prices jump to €8.30/kg to €8.50/kg
Throughput increased marginally by 1,487 head, but remains a massive 18,613 head below the corresponding week in 2023.
20 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.
NI Trends: base prices edging upwards on cattle; deals on weight for lambs
Quotes on prime cattle continue to rise at NI plants, while deals are available that pay to a higher weight limit on fat lambs.
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
IFA puts sheep factory transparency concerns to Regulator
The IFA's sheep chair put the Agri-Food Regulator to task on the lack of accurate information on sheep prices that farmers currently face.
6 November 2024 News
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
Sheep Trends: quotes failing to keep pace with live trade
Heavier and well-fleshed lambs are meeting a sharp trade, with factory agents competing with butcher, wholesale and live export demand.
16 October 2024 Markets
Sheep prices up €25 to €50/head on 2023
Tighter supply is fuelling demand across all categories of stock with breeding ewe hoggets and rams enjoying a vibrant trade and store and finished lambs meeting keener demand.
16 October 2024 Markets
Sheep trends: lamb prices edging upwards
Greater competition between agents and tighter supplies has forced agents to pay more, with the two Irish Country Meats plants increasing their base quote by 10c/kg.
9 October 2024 Markets
Prime cattle push on to 500p/kg
There have been further price increases in the beef trade, with prime steers and heifers commanding 500p/kg at NI plants.
2 October 2024 Northern Ireland
Sheep price update: supply and demand finely balanced
Prices remain unchanged, with lambs selling in the main from €7.20/kg to €7.35/kg and ewes from €3.70/kg to €4/kg.
16 September 2024 Markets