Agri-Business
Recent figures, up to the end of May, show a further tightening of supplies of lambs coming from Northern Ireland (NI) to the Republic of Ireland for direct slaughter.
N.Ireland
The number of lambs crossing the border for direct slaughter in the Republic has dropped, recent figures from the LMC show.
Sheep
Just over 14,000 Northern Irish spring lambs have been slaughtered by sheep processors south of the border over the past two weeks.
The number of Northern Irish lambs slaughtered in the Republic is expected to increase, according to the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC).