3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (280+ words) IFA Poultry Chair Brendan Soden said egg shortages on supermarket shelves have arisen because producers are not getting paid enough. "Producers have been warning retailers and egg packers that farmgate prices are not financially sustainable to meet growing demand," he…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago  (229+ words) IFA Liquid Milk Chair Henry Dunne has said the milk and butter price cuts announced by Lidl this morning are short term and will damage the sector." "This week we have huge spikes in fertiliser and energy costs and yet…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (479+ words) IFA Livestock Chair Declan Hanrahan said the relentless cuts to beef price by processors is opportunistic, irresponsible, reckless and without basis. He said at a time when beef supplies in the UK and across the EU are extremely tight and…...

4+ week, 8+ hour ago  (347+ words) Global prices have fallen back slightly this week after firming in the past 10 days as a result of geopolitical developments. Grain markets are taking a watching brief, but in contrast to energy, grain supply fundamentals are not changed as a…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (452+ words) On Friday March 6th Paris MATIF wheat futures for May-26 rose by "6.50/t on the week to close at "204/t. By Friday March 13th, prices for this contract closed at "210.50/t up "2.50/t on the week. At the time of writing on Monday,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (377+ words) IFA Pig Chair Michael Caffrey has called on the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) to change how organic nutrient import capacity is calculated to provide greater certainty for farmers and advisers and encourage the use of organic…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (255+ words) IFA Livestock Chair Declan Hanrahan said the behaviour of factories in undermining the beef trade is unacceptable and must stop immediately. He said further cuts today are completely at odds with the marketplace and farmers should not be misled by…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (450+ words) IFA Animal Health Chair David Hall said it is important to resolve all outstanding market access issues following the confirmation of BTV 3 (Bluetongue) on a farm in Wexford. He said the Department of Agriculture has resolved trade certificates for beef…...

4+ week, 12+ hour ago  (267+ words) IFA Livestock Chair Declan Hanrahan said our beef prices are lagging behind both the EU and UK prices by up to 20c/kg. He said supplies continue to tighten in both these key markets for Irish beef, with prices steadily increasing…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (285+ words) IFA Farm Business Chair Bill O'Keeffe has said the current conflict in the Middle East must not be used by any fertiliser suppliers to inflate the prices charged to farmers. "There is a sufficient supply of fertiliser in the country,…...