Agri-Business
Start-up carbon butter team backed by Bill Gates
U.S. start-up, Savor, has received financial support from Bill Gates for paving the way for the production of synthetic butter...
Butter
Agri-Business
Tesco becomes second supermarket to cut bread and butter prices
Tesco has announced a drop in the price of its own-brand bread and butter products across its stores and online,...
Agri-Business
Sainsbury's cuts own-brand bread and butter prices
Sainsbury’s has lowered the prices of its own-brand bread and butter products as it said it has seen “commodity prices...
Agri-Business
Global Dairy Trade index up slightly
The latest Global Dairy Trade (GDT) event has concluded with the GDT price index up 0.6%. The average price was...
Dairy
The only way is up at Dale Farm
Dale Farm remains committed to paying a leading milk price to its farmer-suppliers in both Northern Ireland and Great Britain,...
Dairy
EU-Oceania butter price gap hits 10-year high
The gap between EU and Oceania butter prices has grown to its widest in more than a decade, according to...
Opinion
Sugar Tax is a 'good news' story for the dairy sector
The fact that milk-based drinks have been granted an exemption from the new Sugar Tax on nutritional grounds is a...
Opinion
The humble potato needs an image change
The recent confirmation that Kenya has accredited a number of British seed potato varieties is good news for a sector...
Dairy
What effect have rising dairy prices had on sales?
Dairy prices have been rising steadily over the past couple of years, increasing the value of retail sales, according to the...
N.Ireland
Milk price increase for May supplies 'imminent'
“Strong global dairy commodity prices should see an imminent rise in base milk price,” Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) Dairy Chairman...
Dairy
Steady as she goes for EU milk prices
European milk markets are expected to become more balanced in 2017, according to AHDB Dairy analysts. This will provide more...
Dairy
White butter is taking off in the Middle East
Fonterra’s Research and Development Centre has developed a new white butter product to meet growing demand from manufacturers in the...
Dairy
You play with the cards you're dealt with - Ornua CEO on Donald Trump
Whether you’re a poker player or a business person, you play with the cards you’re dealt with, the CEO of...
Dairy
EU milk production falls for a second consecutive month
EU milk production for July 2016 fell 1.4% on the corresponding month last year, the latest figures from the EU...
Dairy
Here's how much milk powder is sitting in EU intervention stores
There was a steep drop in offers of skimmed milk powder (SMP) into the public intervention measure for the week...
Dairy
Slowdown in volumes of SMP being offered to intervention
There has been a drop in the volumes of skimmed milk powder (SMP) Member States are offering to the public...
Dairy
Offers of SMP to public intervention begin to stabilise
Quantities of skimmed milk powder (SMP) offered into the public intervention system have started to stabilise, the latest figures from...
Dairy
No let up in offerings of SMP from Member States into intervention
Member States offered 6,613t of skimmed milk powder (SMP) to the public intervention system last week, the latest EU Milk Market...
