LATEST ARTICLES
Tillage
Irish tillage needs its own Ornua-style organisation
Siobhán Walsh
Irish tillage farmers need a new organisation selling their goods or at least looking at ways to incorporate Irish tillage credentials into meat and dairy products.
18 December 2024 Markets
Dairy Trends: GDT drops by 2.8% at last auction of 2024
The latest Global Dairy Trade auction recorded a drop of 2.8%, with powders falling by the largest amount, writes Aidan Brennan.
18 December 2024 News
Carbery raises November milk price
A spokesperson for Carbery said that dairy market performance continues to be strong.
GDT index down 2.8% at latest auction
There were 183 participating bidders and 14 bidding rounds at Tuesday’s GDT auction.
17 December 2024 News
Dairygold increases November milk price
A base price of 46.56c/l excluding VAT will be paid by Dairygold for milk supplied last month.
12 December 2024 News
Milk supplied to co-ops up 15% in October 2024
Fat content for October 2024 was 4.93%, also up marginally from 4.92% in October 2023.
9 December 2024 News
Dairy Trends: GDT continues to go up but butter continues to slide
Whole milk powder took a leap forward at the Global Dairy Trade auction, but butter and cheese dropped in all markets.
4 December 2024 Markets
Kerrygold stockpiled in US to tackle potential Trump tariff
This comes following president-elect Donald Trump’s campaign promise to impose import tariffs on EU exports to the US.
4 December 2024 News
Latest Global Dairy Trade auction up 1.2%
This marks the third consecutive increase, following a 4.8% increase on 5 November.
3 December 2024 News
Dairy Trends: butter and cheese prices drop
There were reductions in price for butter, cheese and whole milk powder in the European spot markets this week, writes Aidan Brennan.
27 November 2024 Markets
Spotlight on processed food in US
The incoming US health secretary is known for his alternative views including hostility to processed foods.
24 November 2024 News
Dairy Trends: GDT up 1.9% and butter breaks records
The price of butter has broken the previous record set just two months ago, writes Aidan Brennan.
20 November 2024 Markets