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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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New MD of Kilkenny Cheese

New MD of Kilkenny Cheese

DEALER 23 December 2025

China slaps tariffs of up to 43% on imports of EU cheese

China slaps tariffs of up to 43% on imports of EU cheese

NEWS 22 December 2025

Imperative for Irish Dairy in Global Markets

Imperative for Irish Dairy in Global Markets

Imperative for Irish Dairy in Global Markets

NEWS 17 December 2025

Dairy Trends: markets under pressure as supplies surge

Dairy Trends: markets under pressure as supplies surge

Dairy Trends: markets under pressure as supplies surge

MARKETS 10 December 2025

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GDT index continues to fall – down 4.3% at latest auction

GDT index continues to fall – down 4.3% at latest auction

The index, based off the GDT fortnightly auction, has not risen since early August this year.

NEWS 6 November 2025

Tirlán’s cheese joint venture had profitable first year

Tirlán’s cheese joint venture had profitable first year

2024 saw the successful commissioning and start-up of Kilkenny Cheese plant.

NEWS 6 November 2025

Dairy Trends: butter prices keep sliding downwards

Dairy Trends: butter prices keep sliding downwards

The price of butter in the European spot market has fallen again this week, as markets continue to be under pressure.

MARKETS 6 November 2025

Dale Farm net assets top £175m

Dale Farm net assets top £175m

NI dairy co-op Dale Farm has around 1,300 members, who supplied just under 1bn litres in the last financial year.

NORTHERN IRELAND 6 November 2025

Dairy Trends: bearish sentiment in dairy markets

Dairy Trends: bearish sentiment in dairy markets

There's been no real change in the dairy markets this week, as the weak sentiment lingers through the Christmas buying period.

MARKETS 6 November 2025

Kerrygold's success built on grass-fed

Kerrygold's success built on grass-fed

Lindsay Brady, president, Ornua Foods North America on the importance of grass fed status for key Kerrygold products.

DAIRY DAY 6 November 2025

Why dairy product mix is important

Why dairy product mix is important

Aidan Brennan looks at the importance of product mix for dairy co-ops and the impact it can have in milk prices.

DAIRY DAY 6 November 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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