Sheep
Bord Bia is expecting "some stabilisation" in the Irish breeding ewe flock this year following significant falls in 2025.
Exports of sheepmeat declined again in 2025 in both value and volume, according to new export data from Bord Bia.
Agri-Business
Irish lamb has been served in the US for the first time this week, following export access being...
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Bord Bia is expecting "some stabilisation" in the Irish breeding ewe flock this year, following...
Meat processor Irish Country Meats (ICM) has become the first Irish lamb processor to launch in the US market.
N.Ireland
UK sheep meat production is forecast to grow by 2% in 2025, reaching 272,000t, according to the latest analysis from (AHDB).
Beef
Meat Industry Ireland (MII), the body representing meat processors, has welcomed the Bord Bia Export Performance and Prospects report.
Sheep News
The value of Irish sheepmeat exports dropped for the second consecutive year in 2024, falling by 6% to €400 million.
This week's sheep trade sees factory price offerings for lambs continue on a note of positivity on the approach to the new year.
New industry analysis has forecast lower levels of beef and sheep meat production in Great Britain...
Ireland's rate of self-sufficiency in meat was 230% in 2023, a decrease on the 2022 figure, which was 261%, according to CSO figures.
Sheepmeat and livestock sector manager of Bord Bia Seamus McMenamin has provided an overview and outlook of the sheepmeat trade in 2024.
A contraction in supplies will be the key factor determining international sheep market trends over the coming months.
The number of sheep imported in 2023 rose marginally year-on-year, recently released figures the DAFM have shown.
The EU Commission said EU exports to New Zealand could grow by up to €4.5 billion annually as a new trade agreement enters into force today.
The IBLA has said "it is time" for meat processers to offer forward supply contracts to Irish sheep farmers.
The 'record' prices currently being paid for sheepmeat, particularly lamb, is as a result of tight supply on the continent.
In 2023, the United Kingdom (UK) sheepmeat imports totalled 37,900t from New Zealand (NZ) and Australia.
A study assessing the potential impact of 10 free trade agreements (FTAs) - recently concluded or...
MII, representing beef, pork and lamb processing facilities, has praised what it called the "robust performance" of the Irish meat industry.
The exports of Irish sheepmeat were worth over €440 million in 2023, which is a 7% decline when compared to 2022.
Global food commodity prices were 10% lower in December 2023 compared to 12 months earlier, according to the FAO of the UN.
Antonio Enfedaque, a 61 year old Spanish farmer located in northeast Spain, has a total of 3,000 sheep on his farm.
