Agri-Business
Retail food prices are set to strengthen considerably over the coming months. However, this may not translate into better farm gate prices.
Dairy
Retail milk and butter price cuts announced today (Thursday, March 26) are “a massive concern” for farmers according to one organisation.
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.
Retailer Lidl Ireland has confirmed that it spent around €1.4 billion on procuring products from the Irish agri-food sector in 2025.
Wholesaler Musgrave, which owns Centra and SuperValu, has announced that it will reduce the price of Kerrygold butter products from today.
SuperValu has announced that it will cut prices on a range of products, including meat, dairy, fruit and vegetables.
Tesco has reported that its Irish food sales rose by 5.2% year-on-year, driven by particularly strong growth in fresh food.
A number of retailers have announced price cuts to own-brand Irish butter products.
Grocery sales in Ireland rose by 5.5% in the four weeks to November 22025, according to the latest data from Worldpanel by Numerator.
ALDI Ireland has confirmed that it will be reducing the retail prices across its private label bread range with immediate effect.
Rural Life
Lidl Ireland has announced a price cut across its bread range, effective from today (November 14).
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.
Aldi Ireland's reduction of retail prices on products across its milk range takes effect from today...
Brennans is the number one fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) brand chosen by shoppers in Ireland according to a new report.
Various branded turkey and ham dinners are being recalled by the FSAI due to the possible presence of listeria monocytogenes.
Tesco has said that "increased customer satisfaction" helped to contribute to continued market share gains in Ireland and the UK.
The chairperson of the Agri-Food Regulator has indicated that he is confident that the regulator will be afforded further powers.
Irish shoppers spent an extra €15.3 million on seasonal Easter confectionary this year, according to the latest data from Kantar.
Irish grocery sales in the four weeks up to January 26 increased by 6.5% compared to the same period last year, according to Kantar.
The Agri-Food Regulator (An Rialálaí Agraibhia) has welcomed a commitment in the draft programme for government to strengthen its powers.
Tesco said the performance of fresh food has driven "strong volume growth" in the Republic of Ireland with continued market share gains.
