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Green diesel on the rise as prices up 10c/l in 10 days
Gary Abbott
Green diesel prices are once again on an upwards trajectory having risen by 10c/l in the past 10 days. Peter Thomas Keaveney and Gary Abbott report.
3 April 2024 News
Over €66,000 worth of green diesel seized in Tipperary
A man in his 30s is being questioned following the seizure.
7 February 2024 News
Farmer protests sweep across Europe
Anne O'Donoghue and Noel Bardon examine the spread of farmer protests across the EU and what drove protest action in the EU agricultural powerhouses of Germany, France, Poland and Belgium.
Green diesel on the rise, as prices up 14c/l in past month
Rising tensions in the Middle East are having a worsening effect on green diesel prices, with prices jumping by 14c/l over the past month, with no easing in sight.
31 January 2024 News
Farmers had no choice but to swallow surge in green diesel prices
Data released on Monday morning by the CSO shows price has little effect on demand.
22 January 2024 News
10,000 tractors descend on Berlin to cap farmers’ protest week
President of the German Farmers’ Association Joachim Rukwied said he was disappointed no further progress was made with the government towards fully reinstating the green diesel subsidy.
17 January 2024 News
German protests: Berlin brought to a halt
Thousands of tractors are said to have been arriving in Berlin as early as Sunday for Monday's protest action.
15 January 2024 News
German farmers to hold major protest in Berlin this Monday
The German Farmers' Association estimates that well over 100,000 tractors were on the road throughout Germany over the last week.
15 January 2024 News
‘The role of the contractor is massively important on every farm’- McConalogue
At the 2023 FCI conference, contractors were looking at the future farming landscape, gaining insights in future fuels, the business in overseas and other hot topics.
13 December 2023 News
Five farmers named on latest tax defaulters' list
Fines are handed out for the under-declaration of tax, non-declaration of tax or for the use of marked mineral oil.
6 December 2023 News
Green diesel at four-month low as prices steady
Green diesel prices in the Republic of Ireland have trended downwards in recent weeks as prices settle between €1.03/l and €1.07/l (including VAT), the lowest they have been since July.
29 November 2023 News
Electricity prices 28% higher on Irish farms in 2023
Electricity prices were significantly higher in 2023 relative to 2022, while green diesel prices decreased.
29 November 2023 News