Weekly sheep supply edges up by over 2,000 head in Ireland

Last week’s factory sheep kill resulted in over 50,500 sheep processed, according to figures from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM). For the week ending March 12, a total of 50,596 sheep were processed, which is an increase of over 2,300 head on the previous week’s kill. 46,047 hoggets were processed, which is up by over 2,488 head on the week prior, while a further 4,336 ewes and rams were slaughtered, which is back 334 head on the previous week. Last week’s sheep kill (week ending March 12): Hoggets/lambs: 46,047 head; Ewes and rams: 4,336 head; Total: 50,596 head. Sheep kill to date Taking a look at this year’s throughput figures to date, 517,875 sheep have been processed so far. Advertisement Of that figure, 458,347 have been hoggets/lambs, with the rest made up of ewes and rams (59,285), spring lambs (207) and a small number of light lambs (36 head). Source: DAFM If we compare figures to date this year, against the same period in 2022, we can see ...