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Cereals, dairy and beef all fall in food price index

Downward trend continues for butter, cheese and cereals in June and the beef index also drops back.

NEWS 6 July 2026

Cereals, dairy and beef all fall in food price index

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Decade of global growth forecast

Decade of global growth forecast

NEWS 1 July 2026

Stable food price index hides performance of beef

Stable food price index hides performance of beef

NEWS 12 June 2026

Growth of chicken and pork as the meats of choice

Growth of chicken and pork as the meats of choice

Growth of chicken and pork as the meats of choice

NEWS 10 June 2026

The Big Interview: Phil Hogan on the CAP budget, Trump and that FAO job

The Big Interview: Phil Hogan on the CAP budget, Trump and that FAO job

The Big Interview: Phil Hogan on the CAP budget, Trump and that FAO job

NEWS 3 June 2026

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You like your politics here,eh?

You like your politics here,eh?

Ireland's nominee for the director general job at the FAO in Rome, was in great form as he spoke in front of a global audience in Kildare last week but there may have been too much politics for some.

DEALER 14 January 2026

Pigs and poultry driving global meat production

Pigs and poultry driving global meat production

FAO report shows that pig and poultry are the dominant meat proteins with modest expansion in beef output and slight decline in sheepmeat output in 2025.

NEWS 14 January 2026

Dempsey at Large: food self-sufficiency policies

Dempsey at Large: food self-sufficiency policies

Europe on the other hand has steadily traded access to its food market at the expense of its own farmers, but in the interest of access for its own products and services.

VIEWPOINTS 14 January 2026

Strait of Hormuz crisis could trigger global agri-food shock

Strait of Hormuz crisis could trigger global agri-food shock

If farmers produce with fewer inputs there will be lower yields later this year and in 2027, with higher food commodity prices and retail food inflation likely for the next few years.

NEWS 14 January 2026

Food price index increases in March

Food price index increases in March

The FAO food price index is a monthly barometer of trends in agricultural commodity prices.

NEWS 14 January 2026

Government nominates Phil Hogan as candidate for top UN food job

Government nominates Phil Hogan as candidate for top UN food job

Ireland has put ex-EU trade and agriculture commissioner Phil Hogan's hat into the ring to be the next head of the UN's food and agriculture agency.

NEWS 14 January 2026

Big job in Rome

Big job in Rome

The Dealer got thinking as to who could go for the top job in the FAO in Rome.

DEALER 14 January 2026

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