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Cost of full Irish up 2.3%
The Dealer
New data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) on the cost of a traditional full Irish breakfast caught The Dealer’s eye.
16 March 2024 News
Cost of a full Irish up 2.3% - CSO
The price of the dairy elements of the breakfast decreased comparing January 2024 with the same month in 2023.
8 March 2024 News
Increase in output forecast from Brazil and Australia
Updated forecasts from USDA on Brazil and Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) show more beef, sheep and pigmeat will be available for trade in 2024.
Entertaining at Home: a comforting February feast for the family
Neven Maguire shares some stellar comfort food recipes to get us through the rest of the cold weather.
31 January 2024 Neven
Market Digest: stories from around the world
Brief news snippets from New Zealand, Argentina, Canada and the UK.
31 January 2024 World
Positivity dominates 2024 price predictions
So what’s the beef outlook? The experts suggest 2024 is expected to see a further fall (1.3%) in EU beef output.
24 January 2024 Viewpoints
A view from China - a shift away from pork
Pork and rice are two critical staples in the diet in China and, therefore, the price and supply of both are held as a high priority by China’s government.
17 January 2024 Viewpoints
Pig price drops are 'pure profiteering' by processors
IFA pig chair Roy Gallie called a meeting in Portlaoise last week in the wake of seven price drops in the last three months.
13 December 2023 News
BSE jinx stops exports to China
If there is a positive angle to this story, it is that, apart from China, the atypical BSE case has no impact whatsoever on Ireland’s beef export trade or BSE status.
8 November 2023 News