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Dairy Trends: butter the star performer in year of two halves
Aidan Brennan
Aidan Brennan looks back at dairy commodity prices over the last year and says that the performance of butter has been noteworthy.
18 December 2024 l2
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 Northern Ireland
Dale Farm cheese plant on budget
The new Dale Farm cheese plant is expected to be fully operational by the end of February 2025
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
Advertorial: create a Simply perfect Christmas cheeseboard
Unlock the secret to a show-stopping sharing platter this festive season with the delicious range of cheeses and chutneys from the Simply Better Christmas range at Dunnes Stores.
27 November 2024 News
Farmer Writes: a trip to Brussels and cows dried off
The farmer we visited told us Belgium has been TB free for 10 years, why can’t our Government learn from this and other countries who have become TB free and maintained it.
27 November 2024 Farmer Writes
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