Agri-Business
FAO Food Price Index: Dairy and cereal prices rise in September
The benchmark for world food commodity prices increased for the month of September, with quotations up for all covered commodity...
Prices
Arable
US corn prices drop by 18% as harvest increases
Corn prices in the US in July dropped by 18% from a late June peak due to a strong harvest,...
Agri-Business
Lower prices, including milk, boost Sainsbury's sales
Strong first-quarter sales performances for Sainsbury’s has seen its total retail sales rise by 9.8% in the 16 weeks to...
Agri-Business
Farm milk production remains high despite drop in dairy farms
Despite a loss of dairy farms in the past year, average milk production by farm has remained high, according to...
Dairy
How more than 100 Scottish farmers pooled together for fairer prices
A group of farmers in Scotland, who banded together to negotiate the first post Milk Marketing Board milk price contract,...
N.Ireland
'Better red meat prices and greater transparency needed'
Processors must focus on delivering better prices and greater transparency if the drive to build a better red meat industry...
Agri-Business
Era of high agricultural prices 'most likely over' says OECD
The recent period of high agricultural commodity prices is most likely over, say the OECD and FAO in their latest...
N.Ireland
‘The Stormont Executive can legislate for guaranteed prices’
The Stormont Executive has the authority to introduce legislation guaranteeing farmers commodity prices that reflect their costs of production in...
EU
EU investigating France's version of the beef forum for competition law breaches
The European Commission has opened an investigation following roundtable livestock price talks held last summer in France. French business daily...
