Dairy
No formal proposal for an EU voluntary milk reduction scheme has been tabled by the European Commission, according to Minister Martin Heydon.
Dairygold's milk supply grew in 2025, with 1.44 billion litres of milk processed, the co-op said as it published its 2025 financial results.
SIPTU representatives at North Cork Creameries have said that their primary focus is "ensuring job security and employment continuity".
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Dairygold's milk supply grew in 2025, with 1.44 billion litres of milk processed, the co-op...
North Cork Creameries today confirmed that it has signed a new commercial milk supply agreement with Carbery.
Kerry Dairy Ireland (KDI) suppliers are calling for new milk supply contracts to be issued to them by the organisation.
Dairy farmers across Europe are urgently appealing to the European Commission to activate a voluntary supply reduction scheme immediately.
Agri-Business
Domestic milk intake from January to November 2025 was up 5% on the same period in 2024, new figures from the CSO show.
Centenary Thurles Co-op is recruting a new chief executive officer who will take over from Joe Kerrigan in the latter half of 2026.
Thousands of farmers in New Zealand are being urged to reject and "consider very carefully" their...
The global outlook for milk has improved with annual output likely to expand by 1.9%, Ornua...
After a strong year of grass growth and milk solids production on many farms throughout the country so far this year, Agriland...
Domestic milk intake to creameries and pasteurisers in 2024 amounted to 8.428 billion litres, a decrease of some 30 million litres.
Tirlán has confirmed that 150 jobs may be under threat across the organisation as a result of a new "cost reduction programme".
Dairy Technical
Dairy Specialist for Teagasc has stated that with milk supply down, farmers must focus on maintaining good cow performance.....
The IFA has hit out at a milk supply scheme recently unveiled by Lakeland Dairies claiming that it will unduly penalise farmers.
'There will be some stress along dairy supply chains, especially where liquid milk has been used as a loss-leader for a generation'
Domestic milk intake by creameries and pasteurisers remains steady with a further 6.1% increase for May's supply, based of the latest figures from the CSO.
Dairygold is "in a good position from a capacity point of view to 2025", according to leading figures within the southern cooperative.
Apart from Glanbia, no milk processor in the Republic of Ireland has revealed plans as of yet for limiting milk supply during peak season.
Some major processors have seen milk supplies decrease in recently, with many also indicating that the need for fodder imports finished up.
Other
The number of dairy farms in the world is expected to fall by 17.5m by 2015, leaving 121m dairy farms globally, according to the IFCN.
On an annual basis, milk demand will exceed milk supply this year, according to researchers and analysts with the International Farm Comparison Network (IFCN).
