N.Ireland
Strong supplies allows NI processors to be choosy with sheep
The strong supplies of lambs being presented for slaughter this autumn, processors are keen to source FQAS approved lambs, according to Northern Ireland’s...
Sheep
Beef
'Many farmers in for a shock when they open silage pits this year'
Nutritionists are confirming that dairy, beef and sheep farmers may well receive a shock when they open their silage pits...
Agri-Business
UK beef, sheep marketing spend worth £217m
EBLEX’s efforts to help average-performing producers bridge the gap to become top producers through its £3.1 million investment in research...
Sheep
Sheep meat imports into the EU down
Imports of sheep meat into the European Union as a whole were down 2% on the year in the first...
Sheep
Surge in spring lamb supply drives sheep kill up 15% in a week
The spring lamb throughput in factories increased by over 8,000 head last week. According to statistics from the Department of...
Sheep
26% drop in imports of NI sheep for slaughter
Increased demand from processors in Northern Ireland (NI) for lambs/hoggets has increased the proportion of NI origin lambs slaughtered in...
Sheep
New Zealand sheep meat production slowing
After the drought-induced lower lamb crop for this season the anticipated slowdown in New Zealand lamb production is now starting...
Sheep
EU sheepmeat production to drop by 2% in 2014
At the latest working European forecast for sheepmeat, the general consensus points towards a further reduction in output in 2014,...
Sheep
'Insatiable demand for sheep meat imports in China'
Latest trade figures for April show that Chinese imports of sheep meat are still showing little sign of slowing with...
Sheep
Forward thinking pays off for Co Kilkenny sheep farmer
Co Kilkenny sheep farmer John O’Donohoe made a conscious decision to hold back his tips for a month last autumn,...
Sheep
French sheep meat imports down year on year - EBLEX
In the first quarter of the year French sheep meat import volumes have tracked below year earlier levels. This is...
Sheep
'Pick up in supply puts pressure on sheep trade'
The sheep trade eased further this week with a further recovery in supply and prices decreasing, according to Bord Bia’s...
Sheep
Sheep trade eases as supplies recover
The sheep trade eased in the past week with a further recovery in supply and a decrease in price. This...
Beef
March cattle slaughterings up 23%, while sheep kill falls
The number of cattle slaughtered in March 2014 was 23.2% higher than in March 2013 while sheep slaughtering’s was 17%...
Sheep
Sheep trade strong as tight supply drives trade
The sheep trade remained strong this week as stable demand coupled with tight supply continues to drive price. This is...
Sheep
Meath teens develop sheep collar monitor to combat attacks
A sheep collar in-built pulse monitor, which sends a VHF signal to a GSM receiver that texts a farmer when...
Sheep
Trade improves in sheep marts
Sheep marts throughout the country have reported a livelier trade for sheep of late, as prices in the factories move...
Sheep
Farmers see sheep equal milk for margins
More than 1,000 producers came to look, learn and listen, question and query, when Ulster Grassland Society President John Martin...
