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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 1 April 2026

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

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Dairy Trends: butter takes a slip while skim keeps rising

Dairy Trends: butter takes a slip while skim keeps rising

Dairy Trends: butter takes a slip while skim keeps rising

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Dairy Trends: powder varies in flat GDT

Dairy Trends: powder varies in flat GDT

Dairy Trends: powder varies in flat GDT

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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.

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Dairy Trends: butter prices soar ahead as war fears mount

Dairy Trends: butter prices soar ahead as war fears mount

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Milk supply up 4% on January 2025

Milk supply up 4% on January 2025

Some 169.4m litres of milk was taken in by processors and co-ops in January 2026, according to the CSO.

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GDT sees 5.7% bounce as powders drive on

GDT sees 5.7% bounce as powders drive on

There have been five consecutive price increases at the Global Dairy Trade auction.

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The spread of misleading or inaccurate claims to do with our products is something we take very seriously, Kerrygold maker Ornua has said.

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US Supreme Court decision throws Trump’s tariff policy into disarray.

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Dairy Trends: GDT records a 3.6% increase

Dairy Trends: GDT records a 3.6% increase

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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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