Up to €58 over for butchers’ lambs

ANOTHER good week for sheep farmers, with quoted prices for this week strengthened by 10 cents/kg.

Most processors offer a base of 440 cents/kg (157p/lb), plus the usual bonus of 5-6 cents/kg for quality lots. The exception to the general run is the Co Kildare based Moyvalley Meats, where the quote is an all-in price of 440 cents/kg.

Demand for lambs is strong and some processors are reported to have paid well above quoted prices to get supplies over the past week.