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Northern Ireland
Restructuring costs put Lakeland in the red
David Wright
The cross-border dairy co-op has reported its financial results for 2023.
8 April 2024 News
Listen: walking crops in Brazil and reducing price risk for farmers
Conor Condron from Co Offaly joins this week’s Young Stock Podcast. He manages risk while trading commodities.
3 April 2024 Northern Ireland
GDT dairy auction rebounds in April
The latest New Zealand Global Dairy Trade Auction has recorded increased prices
Commodity markets keep hold of farmgate prices
In the last few weeks, dairy commodities on European markets have come under some price pressure
27 March 2024 Northern Ireland
Dairy Trends: prices fall sharply as volatility bites
Powders took a big hit this week on the European spot market, despite sluggish supply forecasts from Europe and the US.
27 March 2024 Markets
Price increases at key dairy auctions
Dairy commodities got a welcome price boost at the GDT and Dutch Dairy Board auctions this week
21 February 2024 Northern Ireland
GDT up, but European markets flat
There was a fifth successive price increase at the bi-monthly GDT auction, but markets within European are less buoyant.
7 February 2024 Northern Ireland
Opinion: farmers need to be careful what they wish for
Geopolitical chaos may undermine environmental regulations, but I don't think it's a near future we should want to happen.
27 January 2024 Opinion
Dempsey at Large: a dangerous assumption
In the analysis, the European Commission gave up-to-date EU self-sufficiency figures for all the main farm products for 2022 and the five-year average.
3 January 2024 Viewpoints
GDT starts 2024 with further price rise
There was positive price trends for dairy commodities at the first GDT event of 2024.
3 January 2024 Northern Ireland
Harvesting 1,750ac of maize and soybean in the US corn belt
Sarah Hastings farms in Illinois. She told Claire McCormack that skyrocketing nitrogen bills increased her cost of production this year.
13 December 2023 Feature
Dairy Trends: spot market drops but fundamentals sound
While there was a drop in the spot market price for dairy this week, the fundamentals of the market remain sound, writes Aidan Brennan.
13 December 2023 Markets