Up to €6 per kg for lambs as trade picks up where it left off in 2020

Sheepmeat market report

Sheep grazing on a recent frosty morning on a Lee Valley farm in Co Cork.  Picture: David Creedon / Anzenberger

The trade for lambs at factories opened for 2021 on as positive a note for sheep farmers as it finished 2020, which was a good year all round for sheep farmers.

When compared to the opening price for 2020, the factory returns were 90c-100c/kg stronger than a year ago, when the trade resumed at processing plants this week.