Rural Life
Irish grocery sales rise by over 10% due to inflation
Irish grocery sales growth has more than doubled last month as grocery inflation has hit a new high at 16.4%,...
Food Prices
Agri-Business
International food commodity prices continue to decline
International food commodity prices have declined for the eleventh consecutive month in February 2023, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of...
Tillage
Input costs causing 'major problems' for Irish horticulture sector
Associate professor of horticulture at University College Dublin (UCD), Dr. Owen Doyle, has said that high input costs are causing...
Agri-Business
FAO: Global food prices continue downward trend
The benchmark index of international food commodity prices declined in January for the 10th consecutive month, the Food and Agriculture...
Agri-Business
EU should organise joint purchasing of fertiliser - MEP
The EU should organise the joint purchasing of fertiliser to bring down costs, Fine Gael MEP for the Midlands North-West,...
Rural Life
FAO: World cereal, dairy and meat prices fell in November
World wheat, maize, dairy and beef prices all fell in November, influenced by a combination of the Black Sea Grain...
Agri-Business
FAO: Rising cereal prices offset declines in other commodities
The benchmark for world food commodity prices was broadly stable in October, with rising cereal prices more than offset by...
Agri-Business
Drop in vegetable oil price index offsets higher cereal prices
The food price index of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has fallen for the sixth...
Agri-Business
MEP calls on EU Commission to develop fertiliser strategy
Food prices could increase even further next year if the European Commission fails to take action to address fertiliser shortages,...
Agri-Business
Ireland ranks second in Global Food Security Index 2022
Ireland is among the top performers of the Global Food Security Index (GFSI) developed by Economist Impact, which sets a...
Agri-Business
FAO: Fifth consecutive drop in world food commodity prices
World food commodity prices have dropped for the fifth month in a row in August as quotations for most benchmark...
Agri-Business
FAO: Cereals and vegetable oils drive down food price index
Global food commodity prices have dropped in July, with vegetable oils and cereals leading the decline in the food price...
Dairy
Irish dairy products were 25% dearer than EU27 average in 2021
Prices for milk, cheese and eggs in Ireland were 25% higher than the EU27 average last year (2021), according to...
Agri-Business
The 'cheap food' era is over - McCormack
The president of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA), Pat McCormack, said that the era of cheap food was...
Agri-Business
Survey: Almost half of consumers list price as top factor when buying food
Almost half of consumers place price as the number one factor when purchasing food and groceries, according to a survey...
Rural Life
SF calls for cost-of-living payment to offset rising food prices
A Sinn Féin TD has told the Dáil it is a “great shame” that Irish people are cutting back on...
Agri-Business
6.7% food and drinks price rise 'very sobering' - FDF
The 6.7% rise in the price of food and non-alcoholic drink in the UK has been described as “very sobering”...
Rural Life
European food manufacturers to increase grocery prices as input costs rise
A record number of European food manufacturers are looking to raise grocery sales prices in the months ahead in response...
