Feeling 'the best may be over' for sheep farmers
Sheep farmer William O' Sullivan calling some of his two hundred sheep for nuts in the Mealagh Valley, Bantry, Co. Cork. Picture: David Creedon, Anzenberger.
The silence from most of the factories last week on their prices forward for supplies was a clear signal that change was on the way, leading to a general feeling that the best may be over for the producers.
The prices over the past month set a new all-time record for prices having topped €8/kg before the bonus payments for quality were included.
