N.Ireland
The Badger Face Texel Sheep Society’s 2025 Summer Export Show and Sale, took at Ballymena Livestock Market with "strong demand"
A group of young sheep farmers from across Ireland recently travelled to France to visit ‘the world’s largest fresh food market’
Lamb and hogget prices in Great Britain (GB) and Northern Ireland (NI) have shown a significant contrast over the last...
Deadweight lamb prices in Northern Ireland (NI) are up 36p/kg on this time last year recent figures...
Lamb prices strengthened as the week progressed in Northern Ireland (NI) last week, with prices moving on a further 5p/kg.
The sheep trade in Northern Ireland this week has seen lamb prices strengthen similar to what has been seen down south this past week.
Both spring lamb and hogget prices have lifted over the past week in Great Britain (GB) at sales; however, deadweight prices have gone...
NI sheep trade: Average deadweight hogget and spring lamb prices were up for the week ending April 17, compared with the previous week.
Sheep
Domestic sheep farming must be safeguarded amongst future trade deals with New Zealand and Australia according to the NSA.
There has been no movement in lamb price this week as procurement managers battle over fit and under fit lambs.
Imports of live sheep to Ireland have fallen by more than half in the first four months of 2015, according to the UK's Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB).
The sheep kill up to June 21 is over 10,000 head above the same 24 weeks as last year, the latest figures from the Department of Agriculture show.
