Agri-Business
UK meat manufacturer strengthens bonds with Europe
UK meat manufacturer Hilton Food Group has agreed a partnership with a Portuguese retail chain to strengthen its position in the...
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Beef
Farm organisations need to be stronger when it comes to Mercosur - Matt Carthy
Farm organisations could and should be much more ‘stronger’ in terms of their language when it comes to Mercosur, Sinn Fein...
Pig/Poultry
China to increase pork imports by 30% in 2016 - Rabobank
China is expected to increase its pork imports by 30% this year in order to cover the supply gap in...
N.Ireland
10 priorities for the UFU ahead of Brexit negotiations
Minimising disruption to existing trade relationships between North and south and maintaining support to farmers are among the priorities the...
Opinion
Opinion: A drive for cheap food in post-Brexit UK would hit Irish farmers
With Brexit now a reality, one of the key uncertainties is where UK retailers will source their food and a...
Agri-Business
European urea prices down 44% in the last three years
European Nitrogen (N) fertiliser prices have been slowly decreasing since 2013, according to European Commission. In its latest outlook for...
Dairy
EU milk deliveries to grow by more than 1% in 2016 - Commission
The European Commission has forecast that EU milk deliveries could grow by more than 1% in 2016 (above 2 million...
Grass
Have you enough silage to get you through the winter?
Now is the time of year to measure how much forage you have and whether or not it is enough...
Dairy
Commission looking at ways to incentivise farmers to cut milk production - Hogan
The European Commission is looking at how it could incentivise farmers to cut their milk production in order to combat...
Environment
Key EU decision on agricultural emissions expected this month
A key EU proposals on agricultural greenhouse gas emissions is set to be announced later this month, according to the...
Dairy
Dairy prices remain on course to rise in the first half of 2017 - Rabobank
Global dairy prices remain on course to increase in the first half (H1) of 2017, the latest Rabobank Global Dairy...
Beef
Trade in manufacturing beef to the US 'won't happen immediately' - MII
Meat Industry Ireland (MII) has welcomed the announcement that the US authorities have approved access for Irish manufacturing beef to...
Other
Sterling continues to fall in value against the euro
The Pound has hit a fresh three-year low against the euro as Brexit concerns continue to see a major sell-off of the...
Dairy
Little change in prices at the latest Global Dairy Trade auction
The latest Global Dairy Trade has more or less held steady on the previous auction, posting a marginal 0.4% fall....
Dairy
Latest UK milk production data shows significant fall
Milk production on dairy farms in the UK continues to fall as the poor farm gate prices continue to eat...
Agri-Business
'Are those who voted for Brexit prepared to pick Brussels sprouts?'
The impact of Brexit on the UK’s agri-food industry on a post-Brexit situation where, he says, no plan exists is...
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...
Agri-Business
CAP payments could be cut in wake of Brexit - Merkel's No 2 says
German’s Vice Chancellor has called into question the future of farmers CAP payments from the EU. Sigmar Gabriel, who is...
