Sheep
Over the last eight years the lamb section at the Royal Ulster Beef and Lamb championships has gone from strength to strength.
In what has been described as an improved trade week-by-week, prices paid for butcher hoggets at Corrin Mart have increased by €10/head...
Trade for breeding stock has improved at the marts in recent days, with demand for ewe lambs and breeding ewes helping prices.
A tougher trade for factory lambs has been seen at the marts in recent days, with prices back €3-8/head in some locations.
Store lamb prices have eased by €2-3/head in some locations, with large entries reported. However, in the east of the country, store lambs were in very short supply.
Strong trade was reported across the country's marts this week, with factory agents, farmers and butchers all competing for lambs.
