Seamus McMenamin, Sector Manager with Bord Bia, joins Ciarán Lynch on this week’s OviCast podcast with an update on the current market trends. 

Seamus first discusses the throughput in the back end of 2022 and the carryover  of lambs into this year before moving on to some of the challenges seen in the current trade and lamb consumption figures in our main markets as well as the domestic trade. 

Seamus also highlights the current lamb supply and demand on the global market and what the prospects are for the coming months. 

Finally, Seamus explains the growth seen in export markets during 2022 and new markets for this season. 

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