N.Ireland
US tariffs sap ‘strength of global wool markets’ – Ulster Wool Group
Wool markets have weakened slightly over recent weeks, primarily on the back of additional trade tariffs introduced by the US....
Ulster Wool
N.Ireland
2025 wool shearing season is underway in Northern Ireland
Ulster Wool Group has confirmed to Agriland that new wool shearing season fleeces are starting to arrive at its Muckamore...
N.Ireland
Wool auction prices increase by 25% since start of year
British Wool has confirmed that its monthly wool auction prices have increased by 25% since the beginning of the year....
N.Ireland
Sheep numbers fall while wool markets strengthen
The December 2024 agricultural census confirmed a 4% drop in Northern Ireland’s total sheep numbers, year-on-year. The equivalent figure for...
Sheep
Global wool prices have started to strengthen – British Wool
Global wool prices have increased significantly over the past three months on the back of falling supplies. British Wool vice...
N.Ireland
Decline in flock numbers is resulting in less wool – Ulster Wool
The current strength of lamb and ewe prices is encouraging flock owners to keep less sheep, according to the Ulster...
N.Ireland
New season wool now arriving at the Ulster Wool in Antrim
New season wool is now arriving at the Ulster Wool depot in Co. Antrim. Traditionally, Balmoral Show is the start...
N.Ireland
Wool price boost to exceed 10% in Northern Ireland
After a considerable period of time in the doldrums, the producer wool price in Northern Ireland looks set to increase...
N.Ireland
Antrim sheep farmer seeks re-nomination to British Wool board
Co. Antrim sheep farmer, Brendan Kelly, has confirmed that he will be seeking re-nomination as the Ulster Wool representative on...
N.Ireland
NI sheep sector needs urgent support – Ulster Wool
Sheep farmers in Northern Ireland need a tailored welfare payment system, according to a farmer-director of the co-op, Ulster Wool....
N.Ireland
Positive response to Ulster Wool prices
Ulster Wool, a farmer-owned cooperative, has been hailed as an example of collective marketing and praised for its success in...
N.Ireland
Ulster Wool to pay £8.4m for 2021 clip
Ulster Wool will be making payments worth £8.4 million to its members for the 2021 clip, representing an overall average...
N.Ireland
Wool sales up and increased prices warmly welcomed
Ulster Wool has confirmed that market prices across all fleece types have increased by 40% since the beginning of the...
N.Ireland
Irish wool sector deserves a Covid-19 support package
Sheep producers in Northern Ireland have until August 12, to apply for the Covid-19 wool sector support measures, confirmed by...
Agri-Business
NI’s £1.2 million Covid-19 wool support scheme opens
A £1.2 million Covid-19 support scheme has opened for applications from sheep farmers affected by the global slump in wool...
Agri-Business
Wool prices pick up as 2020 selling season comes to a close
Markets for 2020 wool have started to pick up, with prices up around 38% compared to the slump experienced over...
N.Ireland
Ulster Wool announces winner of new development programme
A young sheep farmer from Pomeroy, Co. Tyrone, has been announced as the winner of the Ulster Wool new Training...
Agri-Business
No advance payment for 2021 wool in NI
Farmer organisation Ulster Wool has said it will be unable to make additional payments to suppliers of certain types of...
