For marts hosting their second sales of 2024 last week, factory lamb prices were up €3-5/hd, with forward stores rising by around €3/hd and cull ewes stronger by about €5/hd.
Irish farmers’ willingness to sell their cattle to plants far outside their local area for a better price was among the reasons the State’s competition authority gave the green light to Dawn Meats’ recent takeover of Kildare Chilling.