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Sheep
Bright outlook forecast for sheepmeat at Bord Bia Meat Seminar
Darren Carty
Tight supplies in Ireland and right across Europe, with production predicted to fall by a further 1.8%, will underpin a strong trade in 2025.
15 January 2025 Markets
Insatiable demand pushes ewes to €5/kg
Factories have ramped up their appetite for ewes and moved to close the gap between live market prices and direct factory sales.
15 January 2025 Markets
Sheep Trends: bidding wars as ewes hit €5/kg
The two ICM plants moved to €5/kg last week and Kildare Chilling has followed suit this week, lifting quotes to €5/kg and higher for well-conformed ewes.
Sheep mart prices: contrasting fortunes for cull and in-lamb ewes
The market for cull ewes has been booming in the last week to 10 days, but, in contrast, in-lamb ewes are meeting a relatively subdued trade, with fewer farmers with an appetite to lamb ewes.
15 January 2025 Markets
Camera at the Mart: heifers and cows on fire in Roscrea
Heifers weighing over 600kg recorded a fine average of €3.76/kg on Saturday, while an entry of over 320 cows averaged just shy of €3/kg on Monday.
15 January 2025 Markets
Sheep Management: marketing cull ewes, important dates and abortion caution
With upwards of €20 difference in the value of ewes between different market outlets, it is important to weigh up all your options to secure optimum returns.
15 January 2025 Markets
Highest number of births last February
There were 763,046 calf birth registrations in February 2024 equating to approximately one third of all calves born last year.
15 January 2025 Calves
Northern Ireland bucks sheep production trends
The total number of sheep slaughtered and exported was recorded at 1.03m head, just 0.4% lower than in 2023.
15 January 2025 Markets
ACRES mandatory training extended for almost 1,000 participants
Attendance at mandatory training is a core requirement with those failing to attend a course by 28 February 2025 risking the possibility of having their contract terminated.
15 January 2025 Schemes
New nutrient movement app designed to meet tighter deadlines
Since 1 January 2025 any person exporting organic nutrients must record the movement with the Department within four days of it occurring.
15 January 2025 Management
Martbids report: Cows average €3/kg at Roscrea fatstock sale
The trade picked up on Saturday’s vibrant heifer sale, with over 22% of cows selling in excess of €2,500 and the sale entry of over 320 cows averaging €3/kg.
13 January 2025 Markets
Sheep price update: demand for ewes jumps as ICM lifts quote by 50c/kg to €5/kg
The plants have also increased base quotes for lambs to €9/kg plus 20c/kg QA payment and moved its carcase weight limit to 24kg.
13 January 2025 Markets