New season lamb at €80 over

Marts: The first of the new season lambs have arrived at the marts within the past 48 hours just in time for an early Easter where they met with very good demand from butchers to supply customers waiting for the festive season dish.

The butchers have paid up to €121/head for the new arrivals which was equivalent to €80 over. The highest price was recorded at Kilkenny Mart where a pen of 10 new season lambs weighing 41kg sold for €121/head.

The spring lambs sold for €65 over to €80 over. A pen of 10 weighing 39kg made €111, and a pen of five weighing 37kg fetched €104.