Dairy
DCA Benchmark Prices for raw milk have slipped below €25 per 100 kilos, reaching their lowest point in five years.
Agri-Business
World food commodity prices declined in November, led by lower international quotations for all major staple foods except cereals.
The Agri-Food Regulator has published new price market reports on the dairy, egg/poultry and horticulture sectors.
The CCPC has found that there is no evidence indicating that competition is not working in the Irish grocery retail sector.
Pig/Poultry
In March 2025, the price of eggs in the European Union was on average 6.7% higher than in March...
Cattle, sheep and milk prices all increased significantly in the 12 months to January 2025, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has said it will address anti-competitive behaviour in the supermarket sector.
Sheep News
The IFA Sheep Committee chair said that farmers should not be panicked by "unfounded negativity" from factories on market conditions.
Beef
Warrendale Wagyu Ireland hosted two information evenings this week for farmers interested in rearing Wagyu-cross calves to beef.
The benchmark for world food commodity prices increased for the month of September, with quotations up for all groups, according to the FAO
The average Global Dairy Trade (GDT) price index rose by just 0.1% following the latest auction results today.
Potato prices soared by more than 75% over the 12 months to the end of February this year according to latest figures from the CSO.
Opinion
Given the atrocious weather conditions, it would seem a bit ‘unwise’ to be fixing a price for 2024 malting barley supplies
Fertiliser prices in Ireland dropped by an estimated 30% in 2023 when compared with the previous year, according to Eurostat.
Dairy News
While most people are enjoying the festive period, many farmers are planning for the arrival of calves and milk replacer is going to be need.
Milk prices decreased by over 38% in the 12 months up to October 2023, according to the latest data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
Shrinking farm margins have left farmers "price-sensitive" to fertiliser purchases according to a new report from Rabobank.
Tillage News
Corn prices in the US dropped by 18% from its late June peak during July due to a strong harvest, according to Reuters
There has been a growing demand for butchers of all levels across the country which has led to an increase in salaries this year.
Beef factories are operating their "September buying pattern" in what is traditionally peak period, according to the ICMSA chairperson.
The Central Statistics Office's (CSO’s) final estimate of operating surplus in agriculture in 2019 was published today.
Grass
The dry weather conditions are providing ideal ground conditions for lime spreading. Spreading lime is important to correct soil pH.
Ireland's agricultural output value last year grew at the second-highest rate in the EU, according to figures from the European Commission.
