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What does the future hold for dairy markets?

Daire Cregg looks at the forecast for dairy markets both in the short-term and long-term as well as some of the challenges facing the sector.

MARKETS 1 April 2026

What does the future hold for dairy markets?

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OPINION 1 April 2026

Green light from IFA for minimum Irish grain inclusion

Green light from IFA for minimum Irish grain inclusion

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Who will chair the Bord Bia review?

Who will chair the Bord Bia review?

Who will chair the Bord Bia review?

DEALER 1 April 2026

Singapore is a gateway to Southeast Asia

Singapore is a gateway to Southeast Asia

Singapore is a gateway to Southeast Asia

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Watch: beef prices down 40c/kg since start of year

Watch: beef prices down 40c/kg since start of year

Bord Bia’s Joe Burke takes a look at the current state of the beef market and looks forward to the rest of 2026.

NEWS 24 March 2026

Beef kill unlikely to pass out 2025 record – Bord Bia

Beef kill unlikely to pass out 2025 record – Bord Bia

Beef prices in 2025 were "unprecedented", Bord Bia's meat and livestock sector manager Joe Burke has said.

NEWS 24 March 2026

Line-up for beef markets meeting confirmed

Line-up for beef markets meeting confirmed

The event, which is free to attend, will provide farmers with the facts on the current situation with the beef market and will also feature a forum for their questions to be answered.

NEWS 24 March 2026

Calf exports improve but well behind 2025 levels

Calf exports improve but well behind 2025 levels

February and early March saw a major recovery in cattle exports following a slow start to the year. While calf numbers have increased of late the numbers of older stock shipped remains well back.

NEWS 24 March 2026

Beef Trends: cuts to beef continue

Beef Trends: cuts to beef continue

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest factory for finished cattle.

MARKETS 24 March 2026

Will stagnating EU milk supply result in more co-op mergers?

Will stagnating EU milk supply result in more co-op mergers?

Dr Eva Gocsik, global strategist for animal proteins at Rabobank, shared her views on the major factors driving change in the dairy sector at Tuesday's Bord Bia dairy markets seminar.

NEWS 24 March 2026

Bord Bia dairy seminar hears of growing demand for whey and skim

Bord Bia dairy seminar hears of growing demand for whey and skim

There is no end in sight to the protein demand boom as demand is set to outgrow supply.

NEWS 24 March 2026

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BVD – the silent risk that still remains

Irish farmers have made remarkable progress in the fight against bovine viral diarrhoea. Since 2013, the number of persistently infected calves has fallen from over 16,000 to 485 in 2024.

BVD – the silent risk that still remains

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