Ireland: In this week's sheep trade, hogget price falls 10c/kg as ewe price steady

In this week’s sheep trade, factory hogget price quotes have been pulled back by 10c/kg while ewe price remains steady. Price cuts for hoggets have materialised over the last three weeks after a brief recovery had been seen four weeks ago. This week’s trade sees Kildare Chilling reduce its quote for hoggets by 10c/kg to €5.90/kg plus a 10c/kg quality assurance (QA) bonus. Irish Country Meats has also reduced its hogget price by 10c/kg to €5.80/kg plus a QA bonus of 20c/kg. Advertisement Prices at the higher-end of the market are now at €6.10/kg in general, with some deals being secured by producers, particularly where larger numbers are on hand. The ewe trade remains unchanged. Base quotes remain at €3.00-3.20/kg, with top prices hitting €3.50-3.60/kg. Sheep trade: Hill-bred stores Agriland spoke to Dan McCarthy, Kenmare Mart manager, last week, who said that hill-bred store lambs are back by as much as €25/head on last year. This is a result of the feed costs going up on farms, ...