Sheep Council Report October 2020

27 October 2020●1 minute 39 seconds read

Market Report

Lamb Price Update: 05/10/2020. Prices steady. In general QA lambs €5.20/5.30. Producer groups on more. Weights up to 22kg. Ewes €2.60/2.80. Factories more anxious for lambs.
Supplies: Wk 39 (21/09/2020 – 27/09/2020). 61,206 sheep were slaughtered at Sheep export premises w/c 21/9/2020 compared to 66,643 in the same week 2019. Sheep slaughtering’s for 2020 are 6.1% up on 2019 at 2,120,732 head.
Live Trade: Total live exports stood at 23,749 head to the middle of September.
Select and Sell: In selling, select carefully and avoid over weight and under finished lambs. It is important to move lambs as they become fit to avoid penalties.
GB Lamb Prices as reported by AHDB: Lamb price for last week was £4.63/kg, which is equivalent to €5.36kg incl. vat.
IFA publish lamb price updates twice weekly and all of the latest data is available at ifa.ie
Weekly kill data:

Activity Since last Council

Met with DAFM on key issues for the sheep sector including, the rollover and enhancement of the sheep welfare scheme, the €30/ewe targeted support scheme, setting up a sheep industry working group, live lamb importation figures from NI, lamb originating outside NI, Market access, trade deals, Brexit, TRQ, Covid-19, dog control, the wool market.
Met with MII to discuss the base price and the enhancement of the Quality Assurance scheme.
Met with Teagasc to discuss the economic, environmental and social contributions of the Irish sheep sector.
Weekly publication of IFA Beef and Sheep Update and update of IFA What’s app groups on a weekly basis.

Upcoming issues

Continue discussions with DAFM on rollover and enhancement of the Sheep Welfare Scheme.
Continue lobbying for the €30/ewe targeted support scheme.
Follow up on meeting with DAFM.
Organising meeting with Sheep Ireland.
Follow up meeting with Teagasc.
Setting up of a Sheep Industry Working Group.
Ongoing discussion with DAFM on dog control and the wool market.
Ongoing contact with DAFM, Bord Bia, Sheep Ireland and lamb factories on various sheep issues.

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