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Dairy Trends: GDT rises by 1.4% as Chinese activity increases
Aidan Brennan
The increase in the Global Dairy Trade index is welcome news at a time when there is significant turmoil in global affairs.
15 January 2025 Markets
Dairy Trends: pattern emerging for 2025 markets
Strong butter and cheese markets in first weeks of 2025 though powder trade remains sluggish
8 January 2025 Markets
Dairy Trends: mixed Global Dairy Trade result
The first GDT auction of 2025 sends mixed signals from the southern hemisphere on direction of travel for dairy markets.
Dairy Trends: butter the star performer in year of two halves
Aidan Brennan looks back at dairy commodity prices over the last year and says that the performance of butter has been noteworthy.
23 December 2024 Markets
Bringing home the bacon – French style
Isabelle Sheridan’s award-winning business, On the Pig’s Back, is part of Cork’s food tradition, writes Caroline Hennessy.
18 December 2024 l2
Dale Farm cheese plant on budget
The new Dale Farm cheese plant is expected to be fully operational by the end of February 2025
18 December 2024 Northern Ireland
Over 20 cheeses recalled from supermarket shelves
The FSAI has recalled various branded cheeses produced by Wicklow Farmhouse Cheese.
18 December 2024 News
Carbery raises November milk price
A spokesperson for Carbery said that dairy market performance continues to be strong.
18 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
Dairy Trends: butter drops sharply by €600/t
Butter prices took a big fall this week, as demand for the product dropped on the back of Christmas orders filled, writes Aidan Brennan.
11 December 2024 Markets
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
The cream of the crop from 2024
As 2024 comes to a close, we celebrate some of the best producers of the year, writes Rosalind Skillen.
27 November 2024 News