The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) is encouraging sheep farmers to withhold selling their stock until factories increase the purchase prices. ICSA Sheep chair Sean McNamara highlighted that prices are rising as factories are finding it difficult to source lambs. He suggested that farmers should aim for a selling price of €7.00/kg to cover the production costs. The ICSA believes that this strategy of withholding lambs will push processors to increase prices.