The State’s main supermarkets have announced price cuts across their dairy ranges. It is the second substantial price reduction announced by retailers for milk and butter since last October. Within two hours, Tesco had matched the Lidl price reductions after which SuperValu, Centra and Aldi all announced price cuts at the same level. That is a reflection of the degree of price matching that has long been a feature of the Irish supermarket landscape. “We don’t know what the retailers’ margins are; we don’t know what they are taking by way of margin for accepting delivery of a pallet and putting them in a fridge for a few hours.

Source: The Irish Times March 26, 2026 20:26 UTC