Weekly throughput of lambs jumps but still trails behind 2020 for the year to date

Sheepmeat market report

One of the pens at last Monday's Kenmare Mart sheep sale.

There is a confused lamb market picture this week.

Processors say export markets have weakened, and there are plenty of lambs available to them (Bord Bia figures for the week ended May 15 showed 47,478 sheep processed, up 5,003 from the same week in 2020. Spring lambs accounted for 58%).