Agri-Business
Food prices are estimated to have gone down by 0.2% in the last month, new figures from the CSO show.
Opinion
It is hard not to conclude that retail food prices are set to strengthen dramatically over the coming months.
Producer prices for food increased by almost 3% since July 2025 according to data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
Agri Politics
Could a state-subsidised supermarket be the answer to rising food prices and help boost farm incomes? One councillor believes it would.
Food prices are estimated to have gone down by 0.3% in the month to June 2026, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
A re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz will "not mean an immediate return to normal" as analysts warn higher food prices are "unavoidable".
The French scheme aims to "boost student purchasing power" and will be accessible to all higher education students, regardless of income.
Retail food prices are set to strengthen considerably over the coming months. However, this may not translate into better farm gate prices.
New data published today (Wednesday, April 29) shows a jump in energy and food prices.
Europe is likely to face a new round of food price inflation toward year-end, driven mainly by a prolonged period of high energy prices.
Food prices are estimated to have risen by 2.3% in the last 12 months, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
N.Ireland
Sinn Féin's agriculture spokesperson Declan McAleer has warned that families across the north could face sharp increases in food prices.
Food prices are estimated to have risen by 0.1% in the last month and increased by 3.4% in the last 12 months, according to the CSO.
Food prices in Ireland are estimated to have risen by 0.2% in the last month and increased by 3.9%...
There was no change in food prices last month but over the course of the last 12 months they have risen by 4.2% according to the CSO.
The Social Democrats will introduce legislation in the coming weeks for the Agri-Food Regulator to be given the powers it needs for full transparency around grocery prices.
Grocery sales in Ireland rose by 5.5% in the four weeks to November 22025, according to the latest data from Worldpanel by Numerator.
Rural Life
World food commodity prices generally declined in October, driven largely by ample global supplies, the FAO said.
Shoppers have seen food prices rise at the checkout by an estimated 4.6% in the last 12 months, according to the CSO.
Grocery price inflation is now at its highest level since December 2023, standing at 6.5%,...
The benchmark of world food commodity prices declined slightly in September, led by drops in the...
Consumer prices for food increased by almost 5% in the 12 months up to September, according to estimates released by the CSO.
The cost of the weekly food shop in Ireland has continued to soar as new figures show that grocery price inflation now stands at 6.3%.
