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Dairy
Where to pitch costs and profit for 2025
Aidan Brennan
The whole subject of costs of production was discussed at both Dairy Day and the Teagasc dairy conference in November, writes Aidan Brennan.
20 November 2024 Northern Ireland
GDT index rises to a 28-month high
A 1.9% increase at the second and final GDt event for November brings the price index to its highest value in 28 months.
6 November 2024 News
Increase in Ornua PPI for October
The Ornua value payment payable to member co-ops in the month is €4.4m, which equated to 3.6% of gross purchases in the month.
GDT index increases by 4.8%
All dairy prices at the fortnightly event were up, bar lactose.
5 November 2024 News
Cheddar price jumps as dairy prices drop at GDT
This is the first fall in the GDT index since 3 September this year as the market has increase by 2% in that time.
15 October 2024 News
Cheddar price rises at GDT while butter falls
This is the second successive increase and the fifth in just two months since there was a sizeable drop of 6.9% on 2 July this year. Since then, the market has rebounded by 8%.
1 October 2024 News
Tipperary Co-op reports operating loss of €6.8m for 2023
Difficult trading conditions coupled with production problems drove the disappointing performance .
27 September 2024 News
Dairy prices rise at Global Dairy Trade auction
Prices for whole milk powder (WMP) and skim milk powder (SMP) were up 1.5% to €3,099/t and 2.2% to €2,525/t at the Global Dairy Trade auction.
17 September 2024 News
Dairy Trends: GDT holds while European prices rise
It was another upbeat week on the European dairy market, with prices for all key products rising, writes Aidan Brennan.
4 September 2024 Markets
Marginal decrease in dairy prices at GDT
This is the first fall in the GDT index since there was a sizeable drop of 6.9% on 2 July this year. Since then, the market has rebounded by 6.4% over three auctions.
3 September 2024 News
Dairy markets surge towards 50c/l
The Global Dairy Trade auction increased by 5.5% this week and European dairy prices continue to strengthen, writes Aidan Brennan.
21 August 2024 News
Dairy Trends: butter prices drive up market sentiment
Butter is leading the charge in the European dairy scene, with price rises of €575/t over the last four weeks.
14 August 2024 Markets