Agri-Business
Glanbia co-op issues €100m 5-year-bond to create farmer loan fund
Glanbia plc, has been informed by its largest shareholder, Glanbia Cooperative Society that it intends to raise €100 million by...
Milk Prices
Dairy
British milk production forecast to be down 4% this year
British milk production has been forecast to be down for the 2016/17 season by between 11.9 billion and 12.2 billion...
Dairy
France, Germany and Poland want EU funds to cut milk production
Key EU Member States and milk production nations Germany, France and Poland have agreed a common position on how to...
Dairy
EU to relook at intervention after record volumes of powder offered
The European Commission will look at skim milk powder intervention ceilings in the coming days, after 22,000t of skim milk...
EU
EU Agriculture Ministers meet amid Europe wide dairy crisis
EU Agriculture Ministers will meet in Brussels today as dairy markets continue to contract across Europe. The Commission will update...
Dairy
Lakeland offers suppliers 31c/L under new Fixed Milk Price Scheme
Lakeland Dairies has introduced a new Fixed Milk Price Scheme aimed at helping milk suppliers to cope with continuing dairy market...
Dairy
Arrabawn AGM hears profit drop largely due to subsidisation of milk price
Arrabawn CEO Conor Ryan has told suppliers that the Co-op will be doing its best to ensure they are supported...
Dairy
British spring peak milk set to hit 3 year low
This spring’s peak in GB milk production looks set to be the lowest since the 2013/14 milk year, according to...
Agri-Business
Glanbia Co-op sees representation on PLC board reduced
Glanbia Co-operative Society has seen its representation on the board of Glanbia plc reduce in line with a previous agreement...
Dairy
'Dairy price recovery is two steps forward, one step back'
At this early stage of the dairy price recovery, it’s very much a case of two steps forward, one step back,...
Agri-Business
Canadian government to compensate dairy farmers for EU trade deal
The Canadian Government has committed to compensating its dairy farmers due to loss of earnings as a result of the...
Dairy
Two UK milk processors announce milk price cuts for June
Two UK milk processors have announced milk price cuts for June citing strong supplies and weak dairy markets. Müller has announced...
Dairy
Proposal to further extend superlevy payments shot down in Europe
An Irish proposal to further extend superlevy payments has been shot down in Europe due to legal problems. Given that the...
Dairy
EU officially doubles the amount of milk powder that can be put into intervention
The EU has officially lifted its ceilings on the levels of milk powder and butter that can be put into...
Dairy
Glanbia confirms 'significant optimisation work' at Belview plant over winter period
Glanbia Ingredients Ireland (GII) has confirmed that ‘significant optimisation work’ has taken place at its new Belview plant to ensure the...
Dairy
Calls for mandatory milk supply cuts, if voluntary measures don't work
As the dairy crisis continues across Europe, calls have now been made for the introduction of mandatory milk supply reduction...
Dairy
Irish dairy exports to the UK slump at the worst possbile time
Exports to Britain of key Irish dairy products slumped in the first two months of the year, according to latest...
Dairy
Glanbia cuts 2c/L of March base milk price
Glanbia Ingredients Ireland (GII) has set a March market price of 22c/L including VAT for manufacturing milk at 3.6% fat...
