The Global Dairy Trade (GTD) index is down 0.3% on the last auction held a fortnight ago. However, whole milk powder (WMP), ...

Good-quality hoggets are meeting firm demand with prices for top-quality lots exceeding the €300 mark and selling to upwards ...

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Autumn weanling sales are on fire, with weanling bulls and heifers weighing 300kg to 400kg selling for upwards of €900/head ...

Second-quarter financial results from JBS, the world’s largest meat processor, showed that the company recorded a net profit ...

There are still farmers waiting on 2023 advance ACRES payments to land, with 4% of all participants due funding.

The Borris Ewe Breeders annual show and sale witnessed 35% of hoggets sell from €400 to €515/head, with another 35% selling from €340 to €400/head.

Factory quotes are unchanged but there is some movement on weight, with the two Irish Country Meats plants lifting their paid carcase weight to 22kg.

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As expected, grass has gotten very tight here in Abbeyleix. We’ve now gone over four weeks with only 10ml of rain, and it’s ...

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Average prices paid for hoggets have increased anywhere from €50 to €100/head on 2024 levels, with demand outstripping supplies.