Agri-Business
FDF call food and drinks price rise of 6.7% ‘very sobering’
The 6.7% rise in the price of food and non-alcoholic drink in the UK has been described as “very sobering”...
Ukraine
Agri-Business
UN distributes seed potatoes to over 17,000 households in Ukraine
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has distributed seed potato kits to over 17,700 vulnerable households...
Agri-Business
25m tonnes of maize still in Ukrainian feed stores
It has been estimated that up to 25 million tonnes of maize remains in Ukrainian feed stores. This is crop...
Agri-Business
Impact of conflict in Ukraine on global meat supplies
The thoughts of market analysts are now turning to the impact of the conflict in Ukraine on global meat supplies....
N.Ireland
Alltech Europe VP: ‘Farmers are some of the most innovative in the world’
Necessity is the mother of invention was the overarching theme adopted by vice president of Europe at Alltech, Patrick Charlton, who...
Government
Gov to cut tariffs on Ukrainian poultry imports
The UK government is to cut tariffs on all goods from Ukraine to zero under the UK-Ukraine free trade agreement...
N.Ireland
FAO renews appeal for urgent funding to support Ukrainian farmers
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has issued an appeal to bolster agriculture and provide urgent...
Agri-Business
Food inflation levels to start climbing – Ulster Bank
Ulster Bank chief economist, Richard Ramsey, believes that food inflation will become a major factor within Northern Ireland’s economy during...
Agri-Business
Conflict in Ukraine continues to dominate world grain markets
According to the Northern Ireland Grain Trade Association (NIGTA), the conflict in Ukraine continues to dominate world markets. In turn,...
Agri-Business
Poots calls on UK gov to help farmers
Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots, has called on George Eustice, UK Secretary of State...
Agri-Business
Bayer suspends all ‘non-essential business’ in Russia and Belarus
Global life sciences company Bayer has suspended all "non-essential" business in Russia and Belarus as a result of the Russian...
Agri-Business
John Deere suspends shipments to Russia
John Deere has suspended its shipments of machinery to Russia amid the country's ongoing conflict with Ukraine. In a statement,...
Agri-Business
Ukraine government bans exports of grains
Ukraine has decided to ban the export of several types of grain and other foodstuffs as the Russian invasion intensifies....
N.Ireland
UK farming unions write letter of solidarity to Ukrainian farmers
The presidents of four UK farming unions have sent a letter expressing solidarity with Ukrainian farmers to the Ukrainian National...
Beef
Ukraine lifts ban on EU beef imports - European Commission
The European Commission has confirmed that all EU Member States will be allowed to export beef to Ukraine in the...
Arable
Ukrainian wheat production could fall by a third in 2016
The Ukrainian wheat harvest could fall by nearly a third in 2016, following drought this autumn and the poor condition...
Arable
Ukraine 2015 grain harvest estimated to be significantly down
Experts in the Ukraine are predicting that its 2015 grain harvest may be in the region of 50.5m tonnes, significantly...
