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Kilkenny Mart prices are positive - but agri costs are escalating

Hi all, it’s been a while since I have written this column. On the agri scene prices have remained positive but as everyone knows overheads eg. fertilizer prices, oil prices etc. have escalated dramatically compared to last year. Cattle On the ...

21 May 2022 at 13:42

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Sales are ‘electric’ at Kilkenny Mart

Thursday’s cattle sale in Kilkenny could best be described as electric for the 850 cattle on offer. The top call per kilo was for five Limousin weighing 395 kilo and made €1360 or €3.45 per kilo. The €3 per kilo barrier was breached on a ...

27 Feb 2022 at 13:57

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Great weather for harvest but not for grass growth - Kilkenny Mart column

It’s been a great harvest, weather wise, with most of the corn now cut in excellent conditions. Returns have been varied but with the solid price most tillage farmers are happy. It’s a different story grass -wise with the lack of rain ...

04 Sept 2022 at 14:00

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Kilkenny Mart sees cattle price weaken

It’s been a strange week on the agri front with some disruptions due to the weather conditions. Last Thursday attracted a large number of cattle with a slight weakening in price for the first time in many months. Factories have been ...

18 Sept 2022 at 10:00

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Kilkenny Mart report: Smaller sales but steady numbers

Since last week’s article, when I suggested that the lack of rain had started to cause problems, we have had a bit of a change in that department. The rain has been welcomed but the orange status that was forecast for the weekend ...

09 Sept 2022 at 10:33

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Busy start to 2023 at Kilkenny Mart

Our first cattle sale of 2023 took place last Thursday and attracted 540 cattle, which would be approx 100 head more compared to the similar sale last year. It was good to start on a positive note as 2022 proved a terrific year ...

14 Jan 2023 at 10:42

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Excellent profits from diversification in the meat sector - good prices at Kilkenny Mart

It’s a dull, dreary morning and the good news that the hospitality sector was hoping for has not materialised until at least another two weeks. The reason for this is the new variant called Delta has increased the incidence of ...

11 Jul 2021 at 10:00

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Farming - The latest from Kilkenny Mart

Kilkenny Mart has been a very busy place over the past few weeks with record numbers of calves on offer. When one sees the expansion of dairy farming it is not surprising that this has happened. When it comes to calf sales we ...

22 Mar 2023 at 15:39

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Farming - The latest from Kilkenny Mart

24 Mar 2023 at 16:20

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Excellent quality lamb on offer at Kilkenny Mart

Last Monday our sheep sale attracted 750 sheep which met an excellent trade with a top call of €209, with spring lambs ranging from €168 to €209 per head. The quality of the lamb on offer was excellent and perhaps was the ...

16 Apr 2023 at 04:00

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Steady lamb prices a good sign at Kilkenny Mart

At last a bit of good news for the hard pressed sheep farmer, from Kilkenny Mart, with a sharper trade for fleshed hoggets / lambs and a top call of €161 for 53 kilo. Cull ewes were also selling well with the €180 mark ...

12 Mar 2023 at 09:59

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Kilkenny Mart Column - Have we seen the best of the summer?

As we approach the end of July we are wondering have we seen the best of the summer with rain being the main dampner over the past few weeks. As we look at Europe at the moment countries like Greece, Italy, Spain and ...

27 Jul 2023 at 13:03

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