Agri-Business
FBD Chairman says insurance rates will continue to rise this year
Insurance rates are continuing to rise in 2016, according to FBD Chairman Michael Berkery who is set to step down...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
Carbery reports increased earnings of 33% for 2015
Carbery Group has reported a 33% increase in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) to €35.3m, up from €26.5m...
Agri-Business
Dairygold warns 2016 will be 'even more challenging' as profits fall
Dairygold has reported its 2015 results, which include an operating profit of €19.2m, down from €28.6m in 2014. The €9m drop...
Agri-Business
Kerry Group to deliver share earnings growth of 6-10% in 2016
Kerry Group has said it is confident of delivering growth of 6-10% in adjusted earnings per share in 2016. The company...
Agri-Business
Home market and ingredients division returns hit Glanbia as debt rises
The Glanbia Global Ingredients division recorded a revenue decline in the first three months of 2016 of 5.2%, while revenues...
Agri-Business
Seed and fungicide sales fuel Bayer's first quarter results
German multinational chemical and pharmaceutical company Bayer has recorded first quarter group sales of €11.8m. For the quarter ending March...
Agri-Business
Syngenta looks to greater seed profitability as sales drop
Group sales of Swiss agrochemical and seed manufacturer Syngenta dropped to $3.7 billion for the first quarter of 2016, according...
Agri-Business
Alltech to acquire Keenan following successful takeover talks
Alltech has agreed to acquire Keenan, the diet-feeder maker based in Borris, Co. Carlow, following successful takeover talks between the...
World News
Chinese dairy imports hit by online retailer clampdown
Efforts to crack down on China’s cross-border online selling platforms has led to confusion in the trade of dairy products...
Agri-Business
Kerry Group wins eight year court battle against Competition Authority
Kerry Group has finally won its protracted battle to acquire food manufacturer Breeo Foods for a reported €140m. The Competition...
Agri-Business
Aurivo profits fall 55% during record-breaking milk supply year
Aurivo Co-op has posted lower profits for 2015, with the co-op’s operating profit falling by 55% (€3.7m), its 2015 financial...
Agri-Business
Devenish animal nutrition lands Queen's top award
Northern Ireland animal nutrition company Devenish has been awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade. The company is...
Agri-Business
Ulster Bank makes contact with farmers over proposed sale of their loans
Ulster Bank has confirmed that it is in contact with a number of business customers, many who are farmers, in...
Agri-Business
EU agri-food exports to the US drive values up in February
EU agri-food exports in February 2016 were worth €10.2 billion, which is well above export values in January 2016, according...
Agri-Business
Danone sales rise 3.5%, infant nutrition a key sales driver
Danone has posted consolidated sales growth of 3.5% for the first quarter of 2016, compared to the corresponding quarter in...
Agri-Business
Dawn Meats wins on the double at the Green Awards
Dawn Meats, the meat processor which has operations in seven locations around Ireland, has been awarded in two categories at...
Agri-Business
Peter Kingston: 'My father has the funds to buy the cows' as sale falls through
An attempt to buy back approximately half the Kingston Craden Hill herd on Tuesday by Peter Kingston’s father has failed....
Agri-Business
Arrabawn signs €2m gas supply deal with Vayu energy
Arrabawn has announced that it has signed a gas supply deal, valued at over €2m per annum, with Vayu Energy....
