Inflation

Labour the biggest issue for Ireland’s food exporters

The CEO sentiment survey undertaken by Bord Bia shows that the cost of, and access to, workers remains the biggest challenge facing food businesses.

NEWS 14 January 2026

Labour the biggest issue for Ireland’s food exporters

MOST READ STORIES

1

2

3

4

5

Is it time to repair or replace?

Is it time to repair or replace?

TRACTORS 14 January 2026

MPs call for annual uplift to IHT thresholds

MPs call for annual uplift to IHT thresholds

NORTHERN IRELAND 14 January 2026

€1.5bn spent on food over festive season, despite rising inflation

€1.5bn spent on food over festive season, despite rising inflation

€1.5bn spent on food over festive season, despite rising inflation

NEWS 12 January 2026

IHT changes won’t be easily forgotten

IHT changes won’t be easily forgotten

IHT changes won’t be easily forgotten

NEWS 3 December 2025

ADVERTISEMENT

Agritechnica: tidy retrofit central tyre inflation system

Agritechnica: tidy retrofit central tyre inflation system

Float Control is a Dutch-designed system, with more than 200 systems built to date.

NEWS 29 October 2025

Grocery inflation eases slightly as it remains above 6%

Grocery inflation eases slightly as it remains above 6%

Shoppers have started to increase spending in the run-up to the busy Christmas season.

NEWS 29 October 2025

Inflation hits Irish agri-food sales in US

Inflation hits Irish agri-food sales in US

US-based David Henkes notes that US government policies around tariffs and immigration are causing concern within the American food service sector.

NEWS 29 October 2025

Colm McCarthy: Problems of perception around agriculture

Colm McCarthy: Problems of perception around agriculture

Statisticians are able to calculate the contributions of each of the twelve main groups (food, energy, restaurants and hotels, housing and the rest) to the overall change in the price index.

VIEWPOINTS 29 October 2025

Consumers turn to eggs for protein

Consumers turn to eggs for protein

Adam Woods reports from last week’s World Meat Congress which took place in Brazil.

MARKETS 29 October 2025

The cost of farming is a true crisis

The cost of farming is a true crisis

A farmer writes: David Clarke is a dairy farmer from outside Augher in Co Tyrone.

FARMER WRITES 29 October 2025

Irish farm products are more affordable than they were in 2012

Irish farm products are more affordable than they were in 2012

Despite complaints that consumers are paying more for milk, analysis shows it still takes the average worker less than five minutes to earn enough to buy two litres.

NEWS 29 October 2025

SPONSORED

Why this Antrim contractor moved to Amazone ploughs

Ryan Bole is part of J Wilson Contracts in Co Antrim. Available for all kinds of work from slurry to reseeding, sowing to silage, today they are ploughing for potatoes with two Amazone ploughs.

Why this Antrim contractor moved to Amazone ploughs

LOAD MORE STORIES