Sheep trade update
Sheep and Schemes Editor of the Irish Farmers Journal, Darren Carty is on this episode of OviCast to talk about the current sheep trade.
With prices hitting new highs, he joins host Ciaran Lynch to chat about the hogget trade this spring, the first of the early lambs hitting the market and the niche markets for milk lamb.
They discuss what’s driving the trade, what’s happened on international markets and speculate on what may be in store in the coming months. Finally, the conversation ends on the cull ewe trade and a discussion on marketing through the marts or direct to abattoirs.
Listen in below: