Opinion
Could rumours of a demise for dairy and meat have been exagerated against backdrop of prices for live animals and dairy?
Agri-Business
Ireland’s rate of self-sufficiency for meat increased to 233% in 2024, compared to 230% in 2023,...
The 'Concerned Dairygold Shareholders Group' wrote to Irish MEPs calling on them to back a vote that took place in the European Parliament.
The benchmark of world food commodity prices declined slightly in September, led by drops in the...
Producer prices for food products increased by 4.4% in the 12 months to August 2025, according to a new report from the CSO.
Producer prices for food products over the 12 months to July 2025 increased across a number of...
In 2024, Ireland recorded a 28% agri-food trade surplus of €5.2 billion, figures show....
The FAO Food Price Index, a benchmark for world food commodity prices, averaged 128.0 points in June 2025, up 0.5% from May
Producer prices for food products increased by 6.3% in the 12 months to May 2025, while 'Food Products, Beverages & Tobacco Index' up by 5.1%
Beef
Between January and April 2025, cattle slaughterings grew by 0.5% when compared with the same period in 2024 according to the CSO
DAFM has seized in the region of 85 tonnes of food products at Dublin Port and Dublin Airport in 2025 according to latest figures.
The FSAI has issued a recall notice for three products produced by Russell Meats due to unapproved processing, packaging and labelling.
With the success of the 2025 World Butchers’ Challenge (WBC) still fresh in everyone’s minds,...
Environment
A new report challenges the assumption that meat and dairy products from cattle and sheep are always part of the problem
The UK government has baned meat and dairy imports for personal use to protect British farmers from foot-and-mouth disease (FMD).
The benchmark for world food commodity prices recorded rose in February 2025, driven by higher sugar, dairy and vegetable oil prices.
The benchmark for world food commodity prices declined in January compared to the previous month, the FAO has reported.
The economic conditions in the UK will have the biggest impact on exports of Irish prepared consumer foods in 2025, according to Bord Bia.
Ireland’s food and drink export value increased by 5% last year to a record €17 billion, according to Bord Bia.
Meat Business Women has renewed its partnerships with long-standing partners ABP UK, ABP Linden, ABP Ireland and Poland, and Cranswick plc.
The benchmark for world food commodity prices recorded a slight increase in November to reach its highest value since April 2023.
New research from the AHDB shows how halal consumers’ behaviours and consumption habits have changed since the Covid-19 pandemic
The global food import bill is expected to increase by 2.2% from the previous year to more than $2 trillion in 2024 according to the FAO
