Fertiliser
Rabobank's Semi-Annual Global Fertiliser Outlook has analysed the global impact and consequences of the fertiliser crisis on farmers.
Agri-Business
Ireland as an island is no stranger to rough waters but the economic forecast in the Middle East signals turbulent conditions are set to stay.
N.Ireland
Farmers For Action (FFA) has said that rising fuel, fertiliser and other costs are now “crippling” most farming sectors in Northern Ireland.
Tesco has today (Thursday, March 26) confirmed a new round of price reductions on its own-brand butter and milk.
Lidl Ireland has today (Thursday, March 26) announced it will be further reducing the prices across its own-brand milk and butter range.
Early estimates for 2025 suggest that the average price of agricultural goods (outputs) in the EU went up by 3% compared with 2024.
Dairy
DCA Benchmark Prices for raw milk have slipped below €25 per 100 kilos, reaching their lowest point in five years.
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.
