Agri-Business
CSO: Consumer prices rose by 1.4% in 2024
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 1.4% between December 2023 and December 2024, up from an annual increase of...
Food Prices
Agri-Business
Food prices drop last month but overall increase since last year
The EU Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) for Ireland is estimated to have increased by 1% in the 12...
Agri-Business
Mandatory code in Australia to protect farmers and suppliers
The Australian government has today (Monday, June 24) announced plans to strengthen the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct to...
Environment
Bill introduced to Dáil seeks to protect 'significant hedgerows'
A bill which seeks to protect “significant hedgerows” across the country for their environmental benefits has been introduced to the...
Agri-Business
CSO: Producer prices for food products fall over 6% in a year
Producer prices for food products fell by 6.6% in the 12 months to April 2024, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO)....
Rural Life
CSO: Consumers pay more for potatoes but less for milk and bread
The national average price for a 2.5kg bag of potatoes increased by 61c to €4 in the year up to...
Agri-Business
FAO Food Price Index: Meat and cereal prices rise in April
The benchmark for world food commodity prices edged higher in April, as rising meat prices and modest upticks for vegetable...
Dairy
Producer prices for dairy products down 23% in last 12 months
Producer prices for dairy products fell back by 23.7% over the 12-month period to March 2024, according to the Central...
Agri-Business
Global dairy products and meat prices bounce back - FAO
Higher international quotations for vegetable oils, dairy products and meat have more than offset lower quotations for cereals and sugar...
Opinion
Opinion: Hogget pieces for sale at £24/kg in Bristol
Hogget pieces for sale in a butcher’s shop at £24/kg is not fantasy. In fact, it’s exactly what shoppers in...
Rural Life
Grocery price inflation now at its lowest level in two years
Grocery price inflation has now reached its lowest level in two years after falling for the eleventh month in a...
Tillage
Lower cereal quotations pulling down food prices globally
The benchmark for world food commodity prices declined for the seventh consecutive month in February, as lower international cereal quotations...
Agri-Business
Lower wheat and maize prices lead decline in food price index
Lower wheat and maize prices have lead a decline in the Food Price Index of the Food and Agriculture Organisation...
Pig/Poultry
Poultry farmers 'will not tolerate reduction in margin' amid price cuts
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that poultry farmers “will not tolerate any reduction in the margin they receive”...
Agri-Business
CSO: Food prices increase by 5.2% in year up to December
Food prices are estimated to have remained the same in December 2023 and increased by 5.2% in the last 12...
Agri-Business
Supermarket wars: Aldi announces new series of price cuts
Aldi has today (Wednesday, January 3) confirmed a new series of price cuts leading to speculation that other supermarkets could...
Rural Life
Grocery inflation hits single figures for first time in 2023
Irish grocery price inflation has dropped to 9.8% this month, which is the first time single figures have been recorded...
Tillage
EU potato prices show 'staggering rise' – Eurostat
Food prices in the European Union (EU) have continued to increase in 2023 but potato prices have shown a “staggering rise”,...