W/e 2 July — spring lamb €9.00–9.30/kg to 21.5kg, hoggets €8.00–8.30/kg to 23kg, ewes €5.10–5.50/kg (IFA). Factories cut lamb quotes again this week — IFA says cuts are not justified with UK and French prices over €10.00/kg and supply set to tighten. National avg price 918.89c/kg (DAFM WK28). Higher deals for groups/larger lots.

• Agriland — Weekly sheep mart reports
• LMC NI — NI sheep market
• Irish Farmers Journal — Sheep prices

Organic drystock (cattle + sheep) is largest organic sector in Ireland — ~70% of organic producers. Organic Farming Scheme 2026 open for new applicants.

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• Mid Tipp Mart
• Kilkenny Mart
• Cork Marts
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• North Tipp, East Limerick & East Clare — local prices, marts & services
• 📅 Mart Watch — sale dates, online bidding & average prices

• Agriland Beef News
• Agriland Sheep News
• Irish Farmers Journal
• LMC NI

Private-sale asking prices. Compare these against the live mart prices above.

• GAIN Animal Nutrition — Ireland's No.1 feed
• Tirlán CountryLife — 52 branches nationwide
• Dairygold Agri — Feed, fertiliser, inputs
• Arrabawn Co-op — Dan O'Connor feeds
• Aurivo / Homeland — 35 stores, Connacht
• Liffey Mills — 70+ years, Midlands
• White's Agri — Feed, wrap & hardware
• Mackins — Feed & hardware
• Specialist Nutrition — Supplements
• Thomas O'Neil — 061 372088 | 087 9873856

• Tirlán CountryLife — 52 branches nationwide
• Dairygold Co-Op SuperStores — 26 stores, Munster
• Kerry Agribusiness / Farm & Home — 28 stores, Southwest
• Aurivo / Homeland — 34 stores, West/NW/Midlands
• Lakeland Agri Stores — Cavan/Monaghan/Border
• Drinagh Co-Op — 15 outlets, West Cork
• ArraTipp Stores — 13 stores, Tipperary/Midwest
• Centenary Thurles — Feed mill & agri stores
• Quinns of Baltinglass — 6 stores, Wicklow/Kildare/Carlow/Offaly
• Arrabawn Co-Op — Tipperary/Galway/Clare/Offaly
• Tipperary Co-Op — Tipperary Town
• Callan Co-Op — Kilkenny
• Barryroe Co-Op — West Cork
• Bandon Co-Op — Cork
• Lisavaird Co-Op — Clonakilty/West Cork
• Boherbue Co-Op — Cork
• Fane Valley Stores — NI/Border/Northwest
• ICOS Co-op Finder — Find your local co-op

• Drummonds — Seed, grain, fertiliser, Meath/Louth
• Cooney Furlong Grain — Grain, seed, agronomy, Wexford
• Agri Direct — Online, nationwide delivery
• Connolly's RED MILLS — Feed, Kilkenny, nationwide
• Deeside Agri — Louth/Meath region
• McCabe Feeds — Cavan/Cootehill
• Carnaross Agri Supplies — Meath
• Brett Brothers — Feed/agri, Kilkenny/Southeast
• McNamara Feeds — Clare/West
• J.H. Roche & Sons — Cork/Mallow
• Paul & Vincent — Tipperary/Cashel
• Pattons Feeds — Donegal, 15 counties
• Smyths Daleside — Donegal/Ulster
• Crecora Mills — Limerick
• Southern Milling — Cork/Munster
• 📋 Full Bord Bia Feed Member List — All 98 verified national suppliers

Teagasc forecast no major change in 2026 grain prices. Boortmalt cut malting contracts 30–40% for 2026.

• Tirlán — Grain trading, feed barley & wheat
• Boortmalt — Ireland's largest maltings
• Malting Company of Ireland — Tirlán/Dairygold JV
• Graindex — Online grain marketplace
• Irish Grain Growers — Grower organisation
• Irish Grain Network — Industry network
• Thomas O'Neil — Grain & Feed Merchant  061 372088 | 087 9873856

€220m fuel support scheme — applies Mar–Jul 2026.

• Corrib Oil — Agri fuel specialist since 1987
• Glen Fuels — SFGO nationwide
• Inver Energy — Green diesel & HVO
• CERTA Ireland — Agri diesel delivery
• Cosgrave Oil — Limerick, kerosene & green diesel
• Top Oil — Marked gas oil nationwide
• Value Oils — Live price comparison

FCI guide up 4% for 2026. Rates vary by region & scale.

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Main processors: Good Herdsmen (cattle), Irish Country Meats (sheep). Organic production set to quadruple by 2030.

High-impact: Wicklow, Tipperary, Waterford, Cork, Galway, Kerry.

Ireland is the ONLY EU country with a nitrates derogation. Sixth NAP 2026–2028 introduces tighter rules.

Budget 2026: €2.302 billion to DAFM — up 9% from 2025.

Based on anonymous farmer submissions. Outliers automatically filtered. The more farmers submit, the more accurate this becomes.

Weighted average (total € ÷ total kg) of anonymous farmer reports for the current kill week (Monday–Sunday). Only factories with 3 or more reports are shown, to protect anonymity. How we calculate this →

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What is one animal worth at the supermarket counter — and what did you get for it?

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THE ANIMAL

HOUSING FEED COSTS

FARM OVERHEAD (full year, all cattle)

SELLING COSTS

Suckler system — costs from birth to factory gate. Every real cost included.

THE ANIMAL

COW OVERHEAD (per calf)

CALF PHASE (birth → weaning ~7 months)

HOUSING — YEAR 1 (weanling winter ~150 days)

HOUSING — YEAR 2 / FINISHING (~180 days)

GRAZING SEASON (grass keep overhead)

FARM OVERHEAD (full year, all cattle)

SELLING COSTS

Compare total cost per calf to weaning for bucket feeding vs automatic machine. Includes milk replacer, meal, labour and machine amortization.

THE CALVES

MILK REPLACER

STARTER MEAL & MISC

LABOUR

AUTOMATIC FEEDER (if applicable)