Ireland: Sheep throughput climbs to over 62,000 head

The weekly sheep kill increased once again last week to reach over 62,000 head, the second week in a row it has risen. Figures from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) show that 62,393 sheep were processed last week (week ending December 10), which is an increase of over 2,700 head from the week prior. Spring lamb supplies totalled 53,840 head, an increase of over 1,200 head on the previous week, while ewe and ram throughput tallied 7,734 head, increasing by over 1,000 head. The number of hoggets processed increased to 819 head. Week-on-week sheep kill (week ending December 10): Advertisement Hoggets: 819 head (+381 or +86.99%);Ewes and rams: 7,734 head (+7,734 or +15.74%);Spring lambs: 53,840 head (+53,840 or +2.43%);Total: 62,393 head (+2,713 or +4.54%). Sheep kill to date Taking a look at this year’s throughput figures to date, 2,758,924 sheep have been processed so far. Of that figure, 905,992 have been hoggets, 1,483,796 were spring lambs, with the rest ...