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€8.50/kg paid for lambs as kill nosedives
Darren Carty
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.
27 November 2024 Markets
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.
20 November 2024 Markets
Sheep Trends: kill drops to just 37,719 head
Last week’s kill was over 21,500 head lower than the corresponding period week in 2023, with over 40,000 fewer sheep slaughtered in the last fortnight compared with 2023.
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 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
Sheep price update: lambs increase by another 10c/kg
An increasing number of lambs are trading from €7.70/kg to €7.80/kg, with higher prices and extra weight limits being negotiated at the top end of the market.
4 November 2024 Markets
Sheep Trends: lambs up 10c/kg as kill falls 5,000 head
Throughput fell by 5,000 head last week, despite factory agents increasing purchasing activity, reflecting just how tight supplies of finished lambs are.
23 October 2024 Markets
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 price update: tight supplies driving demand for lambs
Kilkenny Mart was the standout sale on Monday, where butcher-type lambs sold to a top of €200/head.
14 October 2024 Markets
French lamb price tops €9.50/kg
There has also been significant upward movement in the Spanish lamb prices in recent weeks with the latest sheep price dashboard recording an average farmgate price of €8.93/kg.
12 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
Sheep price update: signs of lamb supplies tightening
Reports from some agents point to fewer lambs coming on stream in recent days with many mart sales held over the weekend and on Monday recording a sharper trade.
7 October 2024 Markets