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Northern sheep trade: 46% increase in throughput seen in plants last week
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<blockquote data-quote="Agriland RSS" data-source="post: 7581543" data-attributes="member: 105608"><p><img src="https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/files.thefarmingforum.co.uk/images/agrilanduk.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Written by Michael Geary</p><p></p><p>The sheep trade up north this past week was steady overall, the Livestock and Meat Commission (<a href="https://www.lmcni.com/" target="_blank">LMC</a>) reported.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Quotes from the major processors for R3 grade lambs remained steady this week, at 620-640p/kg up to 21kg.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>It</strong> <strong>is expected quotes for early next week next will range from 630-640p/kg.</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Last week, throughput of lambs/hoggets in the local plants increased by 46% from the previous week, to 7,033 head.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>However, exports of sheep to the <a href="https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/sheep-trade-deals-of-e8-00-kg-freely-available/" target="_blank">south</a> for direct slaughter last week decreased to 3,624 head – back from the 4,185 head the previous week.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The Northern Ireland (NI) average deadweight lamb price last week was 638.7p/kg – up 20.2p/kg from the previous week.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Compared to the same week as last year, the NI deadweight lamb price was 493.1p/kg – a difference of 145.6p/kg.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Northern sheep trade: Marts</strong></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The LMC reported that across the marts this week, the number of lambs is continuing to increase along with a firm trade reported.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>On Saturday last (May 15) in Omagh, 212 lambs sold from 597-675p/kg, compared to the previous Saturday when 63 lambs sold from 628-664p/kg.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>In Massereene on Monday (May 17), 346 lambs sold from 615-650p/kg, compared to 249 lambs selling from 610-652p/kg last week.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>In Saintfield this week, 386 lambs sold from 596-650p/kg, compared to 404 lambs last week selling from 600-645p/kg.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>On Wednesday (May 19) in Ballymena, a good entry of 866 lambs sold from 620- 707p/kg (avg 636p/kg), compared to 612 lambs last week selling from 615-686p/kg (avg 625p/kg).</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The strong trade for cull ewes continues with top reported prices ranging from £140-£183 across marts.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The post <a href="https://www.agriland.co.uk/farming-news/northern-sheep-trade-46-increase-in-throughput-seen-in-plants-last-week/" target="_blank">Northern sheep trade: 46% increase in throughput seen in plants last week</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.agriland.co.uk" target="_blank">Agriland.co.uk</a>.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.agriland.co.uk/farming-news/northern-sheep-trade-46-increase-in-throughput-seen-in-plants-last-week/" target="_blank">Continue reading on the Agriland Website...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Agriland RSS, post: 7581543, member: 105608"] [img]https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/files.thefarmingforum.co.uk/images/agrilanduk.JPG[/img] Written by Michael Geary The sheep trade up north this past week was steady overall, the Livestock and Meat Commission ([URL='https://www.lmcni.com/']LMC[/URL]) reported. Quotes from the major processors for R3 grade lambs remained steady this week, at 620-640p/kg up to 21kg. [B]It[/B] [B]is expected quotes for early next week next will range from 630-640p/kg.[/B] Last week, throughput of lambs/hoggets in the local plants increased by 46% from the previous week, to 7,033 head. However, exports of sheep to the [URL='https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/sheep-trade-deals-of-e8-00-kg-freely-available/']south[/URL] for direct slaughter last week decreased to 3,624 head – back from the 4,185 head the previous week. The Northern Ireland (NI) average deadweight lamb price last week was 638.7p/kg – up 20.2p/kg from the previous week. Compared to the same week as last year, the NI deadweight lamb price was 493.1p/kg – a difference of 145.6p/kg. [SIZE=5][B]Northern sheep trade: Marts[/B][/SIZE] The LMC reported that across the marts this week, the number of lambs is continuing to increase along with a firm trade reported. On Saturday last (May 15) in Omagh, 212 lambs sold from 597-675p/kg, compared to the previous Saturday when 63 lambs sold from 628-664p/kg. In Massereene on Monday (May 17), 346 lambs sold from 615-650p/kg, compared to 249 lambs selling from 610-652p/kg last week. In Saintfield this week, 386 lambs sold from 596-650p/kg, compared to 404 lambs last week selling from 600-645p/kg. On Wednesday (May 19) in Ballymena, a good entry of 866 lambs sold from 620- 707p/kg (avg 636p/kg), compared to 612 lambs last week selling from 615-686p/kg (avg 625p/kg). The strong trade for cull ewes continues with top reported prices ranging from £140-£183 across marts. The post [URL='https://www.agriland.co.uk/farming-news/northern-sheep-trade-46-increase-in-throughput-seen-in-plants-last-week/']Northern sheep trade: 46% increase in throughput seen in plants last week[/URL] appeared first on [URL='https://www.agriland.co.uk']Agriland.co.uk[/URL]. [url="https://www.agriland.co.uk/farming-news/northern-sheep-trade-46-increase-in-throughput-seen-in-plants-last-week/"]Continue reading on the Agriland Website...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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