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Sheep prices

Camera at the Mart: powerful end to 2024 trading at Kenmare Mart

There was a 100% clearance rate at this week's sheep sale in Kenmare Mart. It marked the end of trading for the year and the super trade was a sharp contrast to this time 12 months ago.

16 December 2024 MARKETS

Farm Tech Talk: live from the Winter Fair

Lakeland Dairies CEO Colin Kelly and Dale Farm CEO Nick Whelan join us on Farm Tech Talk this week to discuss milk markets.

13 December 2024 NEWS
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NI Trends: beef quotes push on to 500p/kg; lamb quotes up 15p/kg

Base quotes for prime cattle reached the 500p/kg mark this week for the first time on record in Northern Ireland, with quotes jumping 15p/kg for fat lambs.

11 December 2024 MARKETS
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Tight supplies to underpin lamb prices in 2025

Market forecasts point to tight supplies of fat lambs next year which is likely to underpin prices according to LMC analysis.

11 December 2024 NORTHERN IRELAND
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NI Trends: sellers market as demand for beef strengthens; lamb quotes on 670p/kg

Factory prices for finished cattle and lambs continue to rise in Northern Ireland, as processors continue to chase supplies.

4 December 2024 MARKETS
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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.

4 December 2024 MARKETS
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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.

20 November 2024 MARKETS
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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
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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