Environment
In 2024, since 2000, the population of common bird species in the EU fell by 15.1%, and common farmland species population fell by 32.1%.
Agri-Business
The average price of fertiliser and soil improvers in the EU rose by 8% in Q4 of 2025, compared with the same period in 2024.
Pesticide sales in the EU reached around 316,000 tonnes, an 8% rise over the previous year, according to Eurostat.
In 2025, the EU exported €238.2 billion worth of agricultural products and imported €213.5 billion, generating a €24.7 billion surplus.
Beef
France will be the EU's largest producer of beef in the second half of 2026 but production is set to fall in Ireland a new report shows.
The average price of agricultural output in Ireland rose in Q4 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, in contrast with most of the EU.
Early estimates for 2025 suggest that the average price of agricultural goods (outputs) in the EU went up by 3% compared with 2024.
Dairy News
Ireland was the third largest producer of butter across the European Union in 2024, according to a new report from Eurostat.
In 2024, agricultural output in the EU was valued at €531.9 billion in basic prices, a...
In the second quarter of 2025, the average price of agricultural output in the EU rose by 5.6% compared with the second quarter of 2024.
Rural Life
In 2024, 8.5% of the EU population were unable to afford a meal containing meat, fish or a vegetarian equivalent every second day.
Tillage
In 2024, the EU harvested 62.2 million tonnes of fresh vegetables (including melons), marking a 6% increase from 2023 according to Eurostat.
For many people, both young and old alike, ice cream is an increasingly popular treat for a warm summer's day.
In 2023, 9.3 million tonnes of mineral fertilisers - nitrogen and phosphorus - were used in...
The EU Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) for Ireland is estimated to have risen by 1.6% in...
Livestock populations are continuing to decrease across the EU according to the latest data from Eurostat.
EU agri-food trade remained strong in the first quarter of 2025 according to the latest data from...
A new report published today by Eurostat shows that EU-Mercosur trade was "up substantially in the last decade".
New statistics show Ireland recorded one of the "sharpest" rises in agricultural output prices in the first quarter across the EU.
Sheep
Supermarket group ALDI has said that it will spend "a further almost €700,000 on Irish Bord Bia Assured Easter lamb lines" this year.
Pig/Poultry
In March 2025, the price of eggs in the European Union was on average 6.7% higher than in March...
New report shows that the average EU farm gate milk price fell back by 2% in January compared to the average price a month earlier.
The gross indigenous production of bovine animals in the EU is expected to increase to reach 12.1 million heads, according to Eurostat
