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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: powder varies in flat GDT

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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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Dairy Trends: GDT rises on the back on Iran conflict

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Dairy Trends: GDT records a 3.6% increase

Dairy Trends: GDT records a 3.6% increase

The positive result at the GDT is the latest in a line of positive ones, bucking the trends seen elsewhere in the market.

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Dairy Trends: butter and skim prices rally - but will it last?

Dairy Trends: butter and skim prices rally - but will it last?

The price of butter and skim milk powder increased in the last week, but there are doubts over whether the price rise will be sustained.

MARKETS 17 December 2025

Dairy Trends: butter continues to drop in price

Dairy Trends: butter continues to drop in price

Butter prices fell again in Europe this week, as increased supplies continue to weigh on the dairy market.

MARKETS 17 December 2025

Dairy Trends: GDT records another rise but European prices dip again

Dairy Trends: GDT records another rise but European prices dip again

Aidan Brennan reports on the latest movements in the dairy trade, with butter prices down in Europe, but up at the Global Dairy Trade.

MARKETS 17 December 2025

Dairy Trends: positive GDT as index rises 6.3%

Dairy Trends: positive GDT as index rises 6.3%

The first auction for 2026 was a good one, with the index going up by 6.3%, sending hope if not positivity to the market.

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Dairy Trends: new year and new hopes for dairy recovery

Dairy Trends: new year and new hopes for dairy recovery

The new year will bring new hopes for a recovery in dairy prices, but how optimistic should people be, asks Aidan Brennan.

MARKETS 17 December 2025

Dairy Trends: GDT auction records another big drop

Dairy Trends: GDT auction records another big drop

The Global Dairy Trade auction fell by a whopping 4.4% this week, following on from a 4.3% cut at the last auction.

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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.

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