date:Aug 12, 2014
head accounts for a 37.5 per cent increase in throughput of lambs by the NI plants year on year.
The NI deadweight price increased by 1.6p/kg to 353.6p/kg last week while in ROI the average deadweight price was back by 2.3p/kg to 348.2p/kg. In GB last week the deadweight price was back by 22p/kg to 382p/kg. This puts the differential with NI at 28.4p/kg or 6 on a 21kg lamb.
This Weeks Marts
The trade in the marts this week has been broadly similar to previous weeks with a firm demand for good