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Agriland
12-08-2025
- Business
- Agriland
Sheep trade: Lambs steady at €8/kg - back €1.70/kg since peak
After slipping by 20c/kg last week, lamb price has held steady this week at €8.00/kg all in. This price is down €1.70/kg since lamb prices peaked in April this year at approximately €9.70/kg. There was a great showing of sheep at the Tullamore Show and FBD National Livestock Show on Sunday (August 10) and the event was well attended by sheep farmers from across the country and further afield. The strong store lamb trade, good weather and recent factory lamb price cuts were among the main sheep trade talking points on the day. This week, Kepak is quoting €7.85/kg plus a 15c/kg Quality Assurance (QA) bonus for spring lambs, leaving €8.00/kg on offer up to 21.5kg carcass-weight again this week. The Athleague, Co. Roscommon site is quoting €4.70-4.80/kg for cull ewes again this week. Irish Country Meats (ICM) is quoting €7.80/kg plus a 20c/kg QA bonus for spring lambs, leaving €8.00/kg on offer here this week up to 21.5kg. The Navan, Co. Meath and Camolin, Co. Wexford-based outlets are quoting €4.50/kg for cull ewes again this week. Kildare Chilling is quoting €7.90/kg plus a 10c/kg QA bonus for spring lambs up to 21.5kg carcass-weight. For cull ewes, Kildare Chilling is quoting €7.90/kg plus a 10c/kg QA bonus with carcass weights ranging from 35-43kg. Lighter ewes are being quoted at €4.40/kg plus a 10c/kg QA bonus. Ballon Meats in Co. Carlow is quoting €8.00/kg for spring lambs this week and €5.10/kg for cull ewes, the same as last week.
Agriland
12-08-2025
- Business
- Agriland
'Transport box' for bale lifter wins Tullamore Show invention award
One of the many attractions at this year's Tullamore Show and FBD National Livestock Show was the inventions section, which usually attracts an interesting range of exhibits. The idea that took home the red rosette yesterday (Sunday, August 10) was from Athleague, Co. Roscommon man Anthony Lyons. Agriland caught up with Lyons at the event to hear more about his 'multi-purpose transport box', which sits neatly on a bale lifter. The Co. Roscommon man told Agriland he is always trying to come up with new ideas and has won awards at the Tullamore Show before. Describing his 2025 prize-winning invention, he said: "It's a box that sits on the bale lifter. You can back in and pick it up. "Also, you can tip it up. There's a chain to fasten it to the bale lifter. If you're cleaning out a shed and want to tip it up, the box will stay on the lifter. It's not going to fall off. "It's also built that it won't hop off the bale lifter when you're going on the road. "There's spaces to strap it if you're carrying timber or small bales of hay or straw." The invention - which can sit onto either a single or a double bale lifter - drew significant interest from the farmers in attendance at thee event. This year's show had many new additions and attractions. In terms of livestock, the show featured the Vallais Blacknose sheep as well as the popular Fleckvieh dairy breed. In addition, goats made a welcome comeback to this year's show. Meanwhile, the Sustainable Livestock Village was powered by hydrogen this year, a first such setup for an outdoor event in Ireland, the Tullamore Show said. The village was delivered in partnership with Offaly County Council and the ESB to reinforce the village's commitment to practical, low-carbon innovation. The Tullamore Show organisers also said that "trade stands were busting at the seams", confirming that there was 30% more machinery stands than at last year's show.
