Agri-Business
LacPatrick follows Lakeland lead in split price for February
Crossborder milk processor LacPatrick has followed the suit of its soon to be the business partner Lakeland Dairies in holding...
Lakeland
Dairy
Lakeland cuts 0.75p off last pre-Brexit milk price in NI
Crossborder dairy giant Lakeland is to slash 0.75p/L off its February milk price amid Brexit uncertainty and weakening market returns –...
Agri-Business
Lakeland LacPatrick merger given the green light
The much anticipated merger between Lakeland Dairies and LacPatrick Dairies has finally been given the green light. Competition authorities in...
Dairy
Dale Farm announces January milk price boost
Northern Ireland’s two largest dairy processors have announced milk prices of 26.5p/L. Dale Farm announced it will pay 26.2p/L for...
Agri-Business
Enforcement order revoked on Lakeland LacPatrick merger
AgriLand can reveal that the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has revoked its enforcement order, effectively ending its freeze on the...
Agri-Business
UK competition watchdog probes Lakeland LacPatrick merger
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the UK has announced that it is investigating the proposed merger of Lakeland...
Agri-Business
Finish line in sight for Lakeland-LacPatrick merger talks
Merger talks between senior figures at Lakeland Dairies and LacPatrick are entering the final stages with details of the deal...
Dairy
Princess Royal talks cows, robots and grass on Lakeland Dairies visit
HRH Anne, The Princess Royal, made many friends among Lakeland Dairies’ staff and suppliers as she opened the firm’s new...
Dairy
Heads are down as Lakeland and LacPatrick in talks
Merger talks for LacPatrick are understood to be heating up, AgriLand can reveal. High-level talks involving LacPatrick bosses and Lakeland...
Dairy
LacPatrick’s potential suitors: Who might be interested and why?
Bosses at LacPatrick may be eyeing up a slice of Glanbia and Lakeland’s cross-border milk as part of the firm’s...
Dairy
Butter bubble: ‘If someone wanted to lock in a contract at €7,000 we’ll have a celebration’
Current butter prices are unlikely to last, the head of one of Ireland’s biggest milk processors has warned. “If someone...
