Dairy
DCA Benchmark Prices for raw milk have slipped below €25 per 100 kilos, reaching their lowest point in five years.
Dairy News
Ireland was the third largest producer of butter across the European Union in 2024, according to a new report from Eurostat.
Agri-Business
Carbery Group has today (Wednesday, November 19) announced its milk price for October supplies, confirming another fall in its average price.
Tirlán confirmed that it will pay a total of 38.08c/L, including VAT, for October milk supplies at 3.6% butterfat and 3.3% protein.
Global milk collections increased by 3.5% in the year to September, with flows expanding in most major producing regions, Ornua said.
The butter market continues to weaken despite the seasonal period in which additional demand would...
Kerry Dairy Ireland has today (Monday, November 17) confirmed its milk price for supplies delivered during October.
A new technical bulletin by the International Dairy Federation (IDF) points strongly to global dairy demand exceeding milk output.
A lot of farmers may be wondering is it worth considering the move to to once-a-day milking for some time before drying off the herd.
The chief executive of Kerry Dairy Ireland Pat Murphy said that the next 12 months will be "very challenging" for dairy farmers.
Domestic milk intake by milk processors and co-ops was estimated at 774.7 million litres in September 2025, according to the CSO.
Rural Life
Soccer star Erling Haaland believes that the quality of meat and milk is "even better" when the animals are taken care of.
Analysis of ifac client accounts reveals milk production costs averaging 42c/L for 2025, based on...
The Irish Farmers' Assocation (IFA) has warned that a retailer price war could finish year-round production of milk.
The ICMSA has said it is "extremely notable" that the only people who will see their margins affected by cuts to milk costs are farmers.
Consumers paid an extra 68 cent for a pound of butter at the check out over the 12 months to September 2025 according to the CSO.
Domestic milk intake by milk processors and co-ops was estimated at 947.1 million litres in August 2025, according to the latest CSO data.
Opinion
Irish dairy farmers enter the latter months 2025 on the back of reasonably buoyant international markets. And thank goodness for that
Domestic milk intake by milk processors and co-ops was estimated at 1.01 billion litres in July...
The Ornua Monthly Purchase Price Index (PPI) for the month of August 2025 is 151.4, down from the previous month at 153.6.
The world’s biggest integrated dairy farm and milk powder production facility is to be built in Algeria, in an investment worth US$3.5bn
The global dairy outlook has improved with annual milk supply likely to expand by 1.4% this year, according to a new report from Ornua
The board of Arrabawn Tipperary Co-op board has approved the milk price it will pay suppliers for July supplies.
