Dairy
First GDT auction of 2025 records price index fall of 1.4%
The average Global Dairy Trade (GDT) price index fell by 1.4% after the first auction of 2025 today (Tuesday, January...
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CSO: Price of dairy products rose 9.8% over year to November
Producer prices for dairy products rose by 9.8% over the 12 months to November 2024, according to new figures published...
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Transition milk replacer-fed heifer calves produce more milk in 1st lactation
Heifer calves fed a transition milk replacer in their first 10 days of life produced a remarkable 947L more milk...
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Watch: Minister defends EU stance in 'subsidy' row on China visit
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, today (Wednesday, September 4) defended the stance of the EU,...
Dairy
Grass to food: How sustainable is Ireland's dairy sector?
Dairy has often been portrayed as being unsustainable, but when we look into Ireland’s grass to food way of dairying,...
Dairy
CSO: Price of dairy products down by 14% over 12 months
Producer prices for dairy products dropped by almost 14% in the year to June 2024, according to the Central Statistics...
Dairy
Producer prices for dairy products down 15% in last 12 months
Producer prices for dairy products fell back by 15.4% over the 12-month period to May 2024, according to the Central...
Agri-Business
EU agri-food trade hit record levels in 2023
EU agri-food exports hit a record €228.6 billion in 2023, according to a new report published today (Friday, April 5)...
Agri-Business
CSO: Dairy product prices declined by 32% in 2023
Dairy products declined in price by 32.4% over the 12 months to December 2023, according to the latest figures from...
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Native Tree Area Scheme: Making it easier to plant trees
If you’re a farmer looking to generate extra income, the Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) is a great opportunity to...
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Study: Dairy could reduce bone fractures by one third
A study has shown that by increasing dairy consumption, the risk of bone fractures in older people could be reduced...
Agri-Business
Tenders sought for €14.7m prison and defence forces dairy contract
Tenders are being sought for contracts worth over €14.7 million to supply dairy goods to the Irish Prison Service and...
Agri-Business
CSO: Consumer milk prices rose by 28c in June
Consumers paid 28c more for 2L of full-fat milk last month, compared to what they would have paid a year...
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GDT price index down by 1.3% following latest auction
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) price index has fallen by 1.3% following its latest trading event which took place today...
Dairy
Coronavirus causes 'unease' in the global dairy market
As the coronavirus continues to spread rapidly in China, it is bringing an element of “unease” around the global dairy market...
Agri-Business
Diverging trends in EU retail dairy sales per capita
Over the last ten years, retail sales of dairy products followed diverging trends in the EU, according to latest research...
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Milk replacer: Advice on maximising early-life calf growth
During the past decade, calf rearing systems around the world have adopted higher allowances of whole milk or of calf...
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EU intervention stocks surpass last year's 40,280t offering
To date in 2016, 44,642t of skimmed milk powder (SMP) has been offered to the EU’s public intervention level –...