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NEWS 17 December 2025

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Beef quotes slip as factories play hard ball

Beef quotes slip as factories play hard ball

MARKETS 19 November 2025

Spend increases but volumes fall in UK retail

Spend increases but volumes fall in UK retail

NEWS 19 November 2025

Beef Trends: quotes under pressure

Beef Trends: quotes under pressure

Beef Trends: quotes under pressure

MARKETS 19 November 2025

Regulator ‘very disappointed’ at Minister's foot-dragging on its powers

Regulator ‘very disappointed’ at Minister's foot-dragging on its powers

Regulator ‘very disappointed’ at Minister's foot-dragging on its powers

NEWS 19 November 2025

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No immediate concerns around Christmas turkey supplies – Tesco

No immediate concerns around Christmas turkey supplies – Tesco

Two outbreaks of bird flu in turkey flocks in Ireland has sparked concern over the availability of turkeys for Christmas.

NEWS 22 September 2025

British shoppers spend more but buy less beef

British shoppers spend more but buy less beef

Higher beef and lamb prices are reflected in a slight drop in consumer demand for the twelve weeks to 5 October compared with same period last year.

NEWS 22 September 2025

ABP Lurgan workers vote to strike over pay dispute

ABP Lurgan workers vote to strike over pay dispute

More then 150 workers at ABP's Lurgan meat processing plant have voted to strike over pay, in a move set to disrupt beef and lamb supplies.

NEWS 22 September 2025

Aldi says it is ‘absorbing’ the cost of retail milk price cuts

Aldi says it is ‘absorbing’ the cost of retail milk price cuts

President of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Francie Gorman said the price war supermarkets are currently waging on milk could threaten Ireland’s liquid milk sector.

NEWS 22 September 2025

Higher prices bite into UK beef and lamb sales

Higher prices bite into UK beef and lamb sales

The £100/kg (€115/kg) steak arrives on the UK supermarket shelf as average retail prices for primary beef cuts increased by 24.4%.

NEWS 22 September 2025

Farmers are only ones who lose out when markets drop – ICMSA

Farmers are only ones who lose out when markets drop – ICMSA

ICMSA president Denis Drennan was speaking following the announcement over the weekend by three major supermarkets that they were cutting the retail price of milk.

NEWS 22 September 2025

Grocery price inflation at 6.3%

Grocery price inflation at 6.3%

Back-to-school shopping is a key driver in increased grocery sales, with prices also rising.

NEWS 22 September 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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