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Dairy Trends: a bad ending to a great year

Aidan Brennan looks back at the dairy market for 2025 and says that it will be remembered as a great year for prices, but with a bad back-end.

MARKETS 23 December 2025

Dairy Trends: a bad ending to a great year

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Dairy Trends: GDT auction records another big drop

Dairy Trends: GDT auction records another big drop

MARKETS 17 December 2025

Farm incomes forecast to drop almost 20% in 2026

Farm incomes forecast to drop almost 20% in 2026

NEWS 2 December 2025

Dairygold drops September milk price as it warns further cuts to come

Dairygold drops September milk price as it warns further cuts to come

Dairygold drops September milk price as it warns further cuts to come

NEWS 20 October 2025

Beef quotes see a big bounce

Beef quotes see a big bounce

Beef quotes see a big bounce

MARKETS 8 October 2025

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New wind and solar farm scheme for Northern Ireland

New wind and solar farm scheme for Northern Ireland

RENEWABLES The new scheme is set to kickstart Northern Ireland’s solar farm industry and support the further roll out of new wind farms, writes Stephen Robb

RENEWABLES 1 January 1970

Dairy Trends: another week of falling butter prices

Dairy Trends: another week of falling butter prices

Butter prices continue to a major problem for producers in Europe, as prices seem to be falling like a stone, writes Aidan Brennan.

MARKETS 1 January 1970

Sheep Trends: lambs selling from €8.20/kg to €8.40/kg

Sheep Trends: lambs selling from €8.20/kg to €8.40/kg

There is no change in base quotes for Thursday, with a high percentage of lambs trading within a price of €8.20/kg to €8.40/kg.

MARKETS 1 January 1970

Sheep price update: factories keen for lambs but quotes unchanged

Sheep price update: factories keen for lambs but quotes unchanged

Opening base quotes are in the region of €8.10/kg to €8.20/kg for quality assured lambs, but more sellers with greater negotiating power are securing €8.30/kg to €8.40/kg.

MARKETS 1 January 1970

Sheep price update: pressure remains on hogget price

Sheep price update: pressure remains on hogget price

Factory agents are focused on curtailing hogget prices to €8.50/kg to €8.60/kg, leaving specialist finishers with significant numbers trading into a challenging market.

MARKETS 1 January 1970

Sheep Trends: demand and supply finely balanced

Sheep Trends: demand and supply finely balanced

Spring lamb numbers are slow to increase and remain at 5,605 head out of last week’s kill of 40,857.

MARKETS 1 January 1970

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A message from Bord Bia to Irish farmers and growers

Bord Bia addresses the concerns and misinformation that have been raised in recent weeks.

A message from Bord Bia to Irish farmers and growers