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Prices rise at Global Dairy Trade auction

This is the first time that prices have increased at the GDT since August 2025.

NEWS 6 January 2026

Prices rise at Global Dairy Trade auction

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European dairy commodities drop to four-year low

European dairy commodities drop to four-year low

NORTHERN IRELAND 10 December 2025

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Market Digest: stories from around the world

WORLD 3 December 2025

GDT index continues to fall – down 4.3% at latest auction

GDT index continues to fall – down 4.3% at latest auction

GDT index continues to fall – down 4.3% at latest auction

NEWS 2 December 2025

Dairy Trends: more price cuts for butter on European market

Dairy Trends: more price cuts for butter on European market

Dairy Trends: more price cuts for butter on European market

MARKETS 26 November 2025

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GDT slides another 3% in its third-biggest drop since June

GDT slides another 3% in its third-biggest drop since June

The last seven GDT auctions have witnessed price declines, with Tuesday's trading event marking the steepest decline since June.

NEWS 20 August 2025

A tour of the largest milk drying facility in Europe

A tour of the largest milk drying facility in Europe

Daire Cregg reports from a recent visit to Lakeland Dairies Bailieborough plant where they process one billion litres of milk annually.

DAIRY DAY 20 August 2025

GDT index down at six consecutive auctions

GDT index down at six consecutive auctions

The last time the index as a whole rose was on 5 August 2025.

NEWS 20 August 2025

GDT index down 1.4% at latest auction

GDT index down 1.4% at latest auction

The index linked to the fortnightly trade event has not risen since the beginning of August this year.

NEWS 20 August 2025

Dairy Trends: GDT auction drops by 4.3% as buyers hold off

Dairy Trends: GDT auction drops by 4.3% as buyers hold off

Disappointing outcome from the GDT auction this week shows that the index dropped by 4.3%, writes Aidan Brennan.

MARKETS 20 August 2025

Editorial: perhaps GDT not best measure of global powder prices

Editorial: perhaps GDT not best measure of global powder prices

Is it a case that the GDT auction is no longer the best barometer of global powder prices?

EDITORIAL 20 August 2025

GDT index down slightly

GDT index down slightly

Prior to the latest auction, the GDT index had risen for two consecutive trading events.

NEWS 20 August 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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