BEANS

Minimum price of €230/t offered for beans by Dairygold

Dairygold has released its minimum contract price for beans. The price is released in January of each year.

NEWS 10 January 2026

Minimum price of €230/t offered for beans by Dairygold

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Tillage Management: good conditions and catching up on spraying

Tillage Management: good conditions and catching up on spraying

HUSBANDRY 7 January 2026

Minister called on to act on tillage incomes

Minister called on to act on tillage incomes

NEWS 7 January 2026

More research needed on Irish grain feed values

More research needed on Irish grain feed values

More research needed on Irish grain feed values

NEWS 17 December 2025

Grain Trends: no changes in 2026 price outlook

Grain Trends: no changes in 2026 price outlook

Grain Trends: no changes in 2026 price outlook

MARKETS 3 December 2025

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Teagasc estimates increase in 2025 cereal production

Teagasc estimates increase in 2025 cereal production

Cereal production has increased since 2024. The area also increased which helped to achieve this production increase.

NEWS 10 September 2025

Dairygold announces 2025 harvest prices

Dairygold announces 2025 harvest prices

Dairygold has announced prices for grain taken in and sold at harvest time in 2025. Farmers have already been paid on account.

NEWS 10 September 2025

Home Farm: harvest over, preparations for 2026 begin

Home Farm: harvest over, preparations for 2026 begin

Beans are much more variable than wheat or barley or even oats which is similarly meant to like cool, moist summers but which I have found much more reliable than the beans.

VIEWPOINTS 10 September 2025

New Irish ration hits the market

New Irish ration hits the market

A new Irish ration has hit the market as a private merchant tries to support the tillage sector and promote Irish grain.

NEWS 10 September 2025

Home Farm: the best laid plans

Home Farm: the best laid plans

There was no point in causing really expensive damage to the combine so we stopped.

VIEWPOINTS 10 September 2025

Tillage Management: rye, oats, markets and rules

Tillage Management: rye, oats, markets and rules

Better weather looks to be on the way and is needed for harvesting and planting. In the meantime, farmers are planning for winter cereals.

HUSBANDRY 10 September 2025

Home Farm: workload ramps up ahead of winter

Home Farm: workload ramps up ahead of winter

Looking through the details, the 2025 harvest gave all round decent yields and reasonable bushels at acceptable moistures well below 20%.

VIEWPOINTS 10 September 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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