Agri-Business
A number of retailers have announced price cuts to own-brand Irish butter products.
Dairy
The final Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction of the year delivered little festive cheer today (Tuesday, December 16) on dairy prices.
Dairy News
Ireland was the third largest producer of butter across the European Union in 2024, according to a new report from Eurostat.
The Butter Museum in Cork has announced the launch of a new suite of learning resources designed to...
Dairy prices have fallen across the board in the latest Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction - a trading platform for core dairy products.
The butter market continues to weaken despite the seasonal period in which additional demand would...
Fonterra has announced a $75 million investment to expand butter production at its Clandeboye site...
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.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 1.7% between July 2024 and July 2025, new figures from the...
With tight supply and demand margins over the last few months, Stats NZ are reporting that dairy prices, have increased by up to 46%
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 1.8% between June 2024 and June 2025, up from an annual...
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon has said that a baseline 10% tariff on US exports is "looking more likely".
Irish dairy co-op Ornua has said that it "regrets" the US decision to impose additional tariffs on its Kerrygold butter.
Sinn Féin TD, Martin Kenny has raised concerns about the threats that US tariffs pose on the dairy sector in the international market.
The impact of US tariffs on the global dairy trade are unclear, however Irish butter trade may see 'key' changes, according to Lafougere
The average prices paid by consumers for the majority of dairy products increased in the year to February, the CSO said.
National average prices for butter, Irish cheddar cheese, and milk all increased in January 2025, according to latest figures by the CSO
SuperValu has revealed a sharp increase in demand for essential food items as customers stocked up ahead of the cold snap.
The national average price for most dairy products rose in November this year compared to last year, according to new data by the CSO
In an article reviewing the best butters available in the US, The New York Times has ranked Kerrygold as the number one choice for consumers
A US judge rejected claims made by Ornua that the similarity of a competitor's packaging to its own would cause confusion among consumers.
Rural Life
%%excerpt%% A tradition in some parts of Ireland of leaving a naggin full of doubly distilled poitin on a wall or sprinkled on the ground for the fairies is recalled in a new book 'Cottage Industry in Post-Medieval Ireland.'
The US start-up, Savor, which has just received financial support from Bill Gates, is paving the way for the production of synthetic butter
