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Sheep trends: Lower quotes lift by 10c/kg

Opening quotes for quality assured lambs rang from €7.10/kg to €7.20/kg, with higher prices ranging from €7.30/kg to €7.40/kg.

24 July 2024
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Sheep price update: quotes static but more life in trade

Mart sales have been livelier in recent days with agents and regular sellers having more success negotiating above quoted prices.

22 July 2024
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Beef prices: quotes steady for now

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest quotes for factory-finished cattle.

15 July 2024
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Beef Trends: factories drop quotes again

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest factory quotes for finished stock.

10 July 2024
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Sheep Trends: base quotes 10c/kg to 20c/kg lower

The reduction in quotes occurred over the weekend, with prices in the main holding steady since the start of the week.

26 June 2024
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New dairy PO has a foot in three counties

The leadership of the newly formed Munster Dairy Producers Organisation is shared among the three counties that supply almost all Kerry Dairy Ireland's milk

26 June 2024
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Denis Carroll elected new chair of Sheep Ireland board

The sheep and dairy farmer from Kerry takes over from outgoing chair Alex Clarke, Texel sheep breeder from Meath.

14 June 2024 NEWS OK
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Sheep Trends: greater focus placed on lambs

Factories have pulled hogget quotes or stopped offering an official quote and are disseminating a message that they want to focus on lambs from now onwards.

29 May 2024
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Sheep price update: firm trade with quotes for QA lamb opening at €9.50/kg

While the number of lambs coming on stream is slowly increasing, it is failing to compensate for hogget throughput following its seasonal decline.

20 May 2024
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