Sheep Report: A sharpening in the tone of trade at the marts
Sheep on the Curragh Plains seek cover under a horse racing sign. Picture: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie
The sun continues to shine brightly in more ways than one for lamb producers as the season moves into September and the shades of Autumn evenings begin to appear.
The good weather is being matched by the excellent prices for lambs continuing a year that has set new all-time high records on prices paid in the sector. It comes as compensation for those producers who stuck with lamb production through difficult years in the past when prices were much lower and margins of profit very tight.
