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Food remains relatively cheap despite rise in retail prices

Higher farmgate prices mean higher retail prices, but meat and dairy remain relatively cheap in the overall household budget context.

NEWS 6 July 2025

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May milk volumes up 6.8% in 2025 - CSO

May milk volumes up 6.8% in 2025 - CSO

NEWS 4 July 2025

Q1 planning permission levels fall by 17% – CSO

Q1 planning permission levels fall by 17% – CSO

BUILDINGS 2 July 2025

Sheep kill down 16% in first five month of 2025 - CSO

Sheep kill down 16% in first five month of 2025 - CSO

Sheep kill down 16% in first five month of 2025 - CSO

NEWS 25 June 2025

Beef is driving profitability in Irish agriculture

Beef is driving profitability in Irish agriculture

Beef is driving profitability in Irish agriculture

NEWS 18 June 2025

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Milk output for April was up over 12% on last year

Milk output for April was up over 12% on last year

The total milk produced since between January to April was 2.38bn litres, which was almost 8% higher than last year.

NEWS 1 May 2025

Nearly 7% more pigs slaughtered this April – CSO

Nearly 7% more pigs slaughtered this April – CSO

The latest figures from the Central Statistics Office showed there has been a 2.2% increase in the number of pig slaughterings so far this year compared with the same period in 2024.

PIGS 1 May 2025

Wheat production down over 20% in 2024 - CSO

Wheat production down over 20% in 2024 - CSO

Overall cereal production decreased by almost 1.4% last year, with the main three cereals - wheat, barley and oats - down 27,900t in production to 2,012,200t last year.

NEWS 1 May 2025

Cattle and sheep numbers fall, CSO data shows

Cattle and sheep numbers fall, CSO data shows

The latest Crops and Livestock Survey found that the total population of cattle that month 7,183,100.

NEWS 1 May 2025

Animal feed imports increase in 2024

Animal feed imports increase in 2024

Animal feed imports increased in 2024 for many reasons including weather impacts on grassland and crops.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 1 May 2025

Milk intake up 61m litres this March

Milk intake up 61m litres this March

This 8.1% increase - compared with March 2024 - has also brought total milk intake for the first quarter of 2025 4%, or 50m litres, higher than the first three months of last year at 1.31bn litres.

NEWS 1 May 2025

Factories acting in 'bad faith' in attempt to pull lamb price - ICSA

Factories acting in 'bad faith' in attempt to pull lamb price - ICSA

The association claimed it is deeply frustrating for farmers, especially when supply numbers are already so low and throughput is well down.

NEWS 1 May 2025

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EverPower and Arrabawn Tipperary Co-op announced a strategic solar energy partnership to ‘Power the Future of Farming’. The new alliance will roll out renewable energy across farms and agribusinesses.

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