Ireland: Spring lamb quotes slip by up to 65c/kg

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The sheep trade has seen prices fall across the board this week, with spring lamb dropping by up to 65c/kg, and some factories not providing quotes for lambs.

It will come as a further disappointment to farmers who had been anticipating the arrival of the Muslim festival Eid al-Adha last week, which did not live up to the expectations for those in the sheep trade.

With less demand for spring lambs and hoggets this week, farmers are hoping for an improvement in prices for output.

Sheep trade – hoggets

Irish Country Meats (ICM) is quoting €6.00/kg plus a 20c/kg Quality Assurance (QA) bonus for hoggets this week, bringing its offering to €6.20/kg up to a 23kg carcass weight.

 

Colm Ryan | Agriland

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