Sheep Report: Prices at the processors have improved by 10-20 cents/kg

Processors are paying up to 630 cents/kg this week to get supplies with some reports of up to 635 cents/kg being achieved

Last Monday's sheep sale at Kenmare Co-Op Mart, Co Kerry.

Another recovery in the lamb prices at the factories this week has restored some of the shine to the trade for finishers, who continue to have an exceptional year.

The consistent high prices for lambs through 2021 is reward for those who stayed with the sector over the difficult years in the past, during which the exodus from sheep farming seriously depleted the national flock.