Very strong lamb trade continues but prices steady

Sheepmeat market report

The best under 48kg lambs at this week's Corrin Mart, Fermoy fatstock show and sale were five Charollais crosses of  42kg that sold for €132 each. Included are buyer Eddie O’Farrell, O’Farrell Meats, Midleton and winning owner John Buckley, Annakisha, Mallow. Picture: O'Gorman 

The very strong lamb trade at factories continued this week, but few processors conceded any upward movement in prices.

Most maintained their quoted base price at 530c/kg, but one processor added 10c/kg to bring their base to 560c, the best quote for this week.