Agri-Business
Fertiliser "availability and affordability" will be high on the agenda today at a high level EU meeting of government ministers today.
The Irish Government has indicated its support for a mechanism that allows for the suspension of the EU CBAM as fertiliser prices rise.
ICOS is calling on the government to introduce a €40 million state aid package to help Irish farmers secure fertiliser supplies for 2027.
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The European Commission today (Tuesday, May 19) unveiled a new Fertiliser Action Plan which it said...
The European Commission has unveiled a new Fertiliser Action Plan which it said will "support farmers facing rising fertiliser costs".
Tillage
International grain markets continue to strengthen on the back of fears concerning future energy and fertiliser prices.
AHDB has confirmed that May 2026 wheat futures increased by £3/t for the seven days, culminating on Friday, April 17.
A senior Andersons Centre senior researcher is confirming that the recent strengthening of fertiliser prices could boost world grain markets.
A TD has called on the government to subsidise the cost of fertiliser as prices increase sharply due to the conflict in the Middle East.
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board has reviewed the impact the Middle East conflict is having on UK farm production costs.
N.Ireland
Sinn Féin's agriculture spokesperson Declan McAleer has warned that families across the north could face sharp increases in food prices.
The Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG) has noted the strengthening of international grain prices since the start of the war in the Middle East
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) remains totally committed to securing a sustainable future for agriculture in Northern Ireland.
With better ground conditions hopefully soon approaching, many farmers are now wondering how fertiliser prices are looking this spring.
Tillage farmers are being advised to maximise the certainty linked to the crops they select for the spring 2026 planting season.
Winter oilseed rape ticked all the boxes in 2025, according to Goldcrop cereal variety manager, John Dunne.
The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has added its voice to the calls for a new tax on fertiliser imports to be postponed.
Teagasc is confirming that Irish grain production increased by some 300,000t in 2025, relative to the year previous
Irish tillage incomes are set to come under yet further pressure in 2026. This will be due to a combination of factors
While ground conditions are still poor in most parts of the country, the first round of chemical fertiliser will...
Milk prices have dropped significantly in the 12 months up until July 2023 and are now 34.7% lower than last year, the CSO has said today.
New figures from the CSO highlight that over the 12 months to June 2023 there was a sharp decline in the fertiliser price index.
Environment
Ammonia manufactured with ‘a zero’ carbon footprint should be commercially available within the next two years.
