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Dairy Trends: GDT increases by 1.5% in first rise since March

The Global Dairy Trade trading platform registered its first uplift in prices since March, writes Aidan Brennan.

MARKETS 6 May 2026

Dairy Trends: GDT increases by 1.5% in first rise since March

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Ornua PPI for April milk up 4.2%

Ornua PPI for April milk up 4.2%

NEWS 6 May 2026

Dairy Trends: another bleak week for dairy markets

Dairy Trends: another bleak week for dairy markets

MARKETS 22 April 2026

GDT index down for second consecutive auction

GDT index down for second consecutive auction

GDT index down for second consecutive auction

NEWS 21 April 2026

Dairy Trends: prices remain low and steady

Dairy Trends: prices remain low and steady

Dairy Trends: prices remain low and steady

MARKETS 15 April 2026

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Dairy Trends: GDT falls by 3.4% as butter prices slashed

Dairy Trends: GDT falls by 3.4% as butter prices slashed

There was an 8.1% fall in the price of butter on the Global Dairy Trade auction this week, while European butter fell by €100/t.

MARKETS 18 March 2026

GDT sees its first downwards slide of 2026

GDT sees its first downwards slide of 2026

The GDT price index fell by over 3% on Tuesday, marking the auction's first average price fall of this year.

NEWS 18 March 2026

Milk League: North Cork suppliers count the cost of mismanagement

Milk League: North Cork suppliers count the cost of mismanagement

Aidan Brennan examines the impact of the February milk price announcement for the typical North Cork milk supplier.

MARKETS 18 March 2026

Dairy Trends: European butter prices back to €4,000/t

Dairy Trends: European butter prices back to €4,000/t

EU butter prices took another hammering this week, with prices back now to where they were at the start of the year, writes Aidan Brennan.

NEWS 18 March 2026

Dairy Trends: butter takes a slip while skim keeps rising

Dairy Trends: butter takes a slip while skim keeps rising

Butter prices slipped by quite a bit this week, as market sentiment towards fat weaned, writes Aidan Brennan.

MARKETS 18 March 2026

Dairy Trends: powder varies in flat GDT

Dairy Trends: powder varies in flat GDT

While the Global Dairy Trade index recorded a near flat change, there was big variations in the fortunes for powder, writes Aidan Brennan.

MARKETS 18 March 2026

GDT index up 0.1% at latest auction

GDT index up 0.1% at latest auction

This figure marks the sixth consecutive rise in the Global Dairy Trade auction.

NEWS 18 March 2026

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New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

Irish dairy farmers will have the opportunity to see the latest technologies from New Zealand at an on-farm open day at Camcloon Dairy, Ballyfin, Co Laois, on Tuesday 19 May 2026 from 10am.

New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

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