‘Suitable’ hoggets still making up to €8.50+20c/kg QA
Bod Bia says the deadweight sheep trade is at record levels
A ewe and her lamb at Rinn, Co Roscommon. Photo: Gerry Faughnan
With Easter now past and Ramadan due to end this day next week, factories have lost no time in attempting to get back control of the sheep trade.
Granted the wiping by both Kildare Chilling and Dawn Ballyhaunis of 10c/kg off their quotes for hogget — bringing them back to €8.50+10c/kg quality assurance — is not exactly Armageddon, given where prices have gone over the last month, but it does indicate that those who write the cheques have not lost their ability to bite where it hurts.
