Input prices

Editorial: clarity on food price and farmer link essential

Irish farmers live in a global market in the main for dairy, grain, beef and sheep – not what happens in the local supermarket.

VIEWPOINTS 20 August 2025

Editorial: clarity on food price and farmer link essential

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Prof Gerry Boyle: long-run trends in farm input and consumer prices

Prof Gerry Boyle: long-run trends in farm input and consumer prices

VIEWPOINTS 18 June 2025

Price increases needed to cover vegetable costs – Teagasc

Price increases needed to cover vegetable costs – Teagasc

NEWS 2 April 2025

Up to 14.8% inflation on horticulture input prices

Up to 14.8% inflation on horticulture input prices

Up to 14.8% inflation on horticulture input prices

NEWS 26 March 2025

Agricultural prices up 20% for January 2025

Agricultural prices up 20% for January 2025

Agricultural prices up 20% for January 2025

NEWS 14 March 2025

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Large reductions in fertiliser and electricity costs

Large reductions in fertiliser and electricity costs

The data comes from the CSO’s Agricultural Price Indices for 2024, which show that the annual input prices for agriculture dropped by 10% compared to 2023, excluding VAT.

NEWS 1 January 1970

Tirlán makes changes to its bonus system for suppliers

Tirlán makes changes to its bonus system for suppliers

Tirlán have moved away from the system that made a trading loyalty bonus payment on milk, something I neglected to mention last week.

DEALER 1 January 1970

Editorial: Dairygold price row

Editorial: Dairygold price row

Linking a contractual milk supply arrangement and subsequently tying in a trading requirement with an annual milk price top-up makes for lazy management.

VIEWPOINTS 1 January 1970

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