Hogget prices rise another 30c/kg, cull ewes add 20c/kg
Trade for cull ewes at the marts is, in the words of one agent, ‘gone stupid’
This lot of 36 ewe lambs averaging 47.7kg sold for €203.50 a piece at Delvin mart. Photo: Gerry Faughnan
When factories started offering €8.00/kg for hogget around a month ago, my report here referenced that god in heaven would be pleased at the news.
However, with the IFA claiming hogget prices yesterday ranged from €8.70-9.00/kg and ICSA reporting prices from €8.80-8.95/kg, the reality continues to be that factories and supermarkets have no problem paying prices that even god in heaven could not have predicted, much less your ordinary sheep producer on earth.
