It has been a relatively stable year for dairy pricing if we compare to the manic last few years. However, there are various political headwinds

The market has been relatively quiet over Q3 and a lot of buyers seem to have covered their requirements at keen pricing when the market was at a low ebb. Milk production levels have also been stable but there certainly was a drop in volumes over September and October which showed early signs that the […]

There is concern within the Irish dairy industry as the EU announced a cut on Ireland’s derogation on application of nitrogen per hectare from 250kg to 220kg. This may sound like a bit of a mouthful so we’ll translate to simple layman terms. Some Irish farmers currently qualify for the nitrogen derogation permit granted by […]

Conflict has broken out depressingly yet again in the Israel/Palestine region. The region has been in constant turmoil since 1947 and events have escalated again significantly since the start of October with over 10,000 civilians killed mainly in Gaza. The current conflict shows no immediate end in sight as Israeli troops have now started their […]