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Steady increase in sheep kill figures, says DAFM

The sheep kill figures for the week ending 9 April have shown a steady increase compared to the previous week, according to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM). The figures indicate that there is a strong demand in supply ahead of Easter weekend and with Ramadan ongoing and continuing until 1 May. Numbers have now surpassed 60,000 head. The actual figure for the week stood at…

Dip in sheep kill figures according to DAFM

The latest sheep kill figures reported by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), shows a decline in numbers for the week ending 12 March. The figure for each of the last four weeks is over the 50,000 head mark, however it is the fourth week in a row that throughput figures have dipped. DAFM confirms that last week’s figure stood at 51,730 sheep that were processed, indicating…

Dip in sheep kill figures for week ending 26 February

There has been a decrease in the number of sheep kill for last week, with the recent figure of sheep processed said to be at 53,141. The figures were released by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM). Analysts have compared the recent statistics to the same period in 2021 and there has been a significant change in figures, however throughput appears to be surpassing last year’s figures.…

Sheep kill decreases as weekly stats are revealed

There has been a decrease in the number of sheep kills for the week ending February 19. According to figures released by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), 55,244 sheep were processed marginally lower than the week before with a total of 374 head. The figures additionally reveal that the number of lambs/hoggets slaughtered last week came to 49,730 which represented a decrease of 84 head from…