Dairy
'Dairy prices take a small step forward on the road to recovery'
Dairy product prices rose 3.8% at yesterday’s Global Dairy Trade auction, which is a small step on the road to...
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Dairy
Dairygold cuts price for March milk supplies
The Board of Dairygold yesterday decided to reduce the price for milk supplied in March by 1c/L including VAT. For March...
Agri-Business
Ulster Bank makes contact with farmers over proposed sale of their loans
Ulster Bank has confirmed that it is in contact with a number of business customers, many who are farmers, in...
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...
Agri-Business
EU agri-food exports to the US drive values up in February
EU agri-food exports in February 2016 were worth €10.2 billion, which is well above export values in January 2016, according...
Grass
'Decisions taken over the next six weeks will have a major effect on silage quality'
Decisions taken now and over the next six weeks will have a major effect on silage quality next winter, according...
Dairy
Global Dairy Trade posts second consecutive rise
Dairy product prices rose 3.8% in the latest Global Dairy Trade auction, the first time this year the auction has...
Agri-Business
Danone sales rise 3.5%, infant nutrition a key sales driver
Danone has posted consolidated sales growth of 3.5% for the first quarter of 2016, compared to the corresponding quarter in...
EU
'The interests of UK farmers are best served in the EU'
The interests of UK farmers are best served by the UK continuing its membership with the EU, according to the National...
Dairy
Futures market suggests positive Global Dairy Trade today
The eight Global Dairy Trade auction of the year may post a second consecutive rise in dairy product prices, the...
Dairy
Damning report on Kingston herd says vet was 'shocked' at condition of animals
The Cork Co. Sheriff, who visited the Kingston Craden Hill farm in December, said the vet who visited with her...
N.Ireland
Dairy processors told to 'think long and hard' about further milk price cuts
Dairy processors are being urged to think long and hard about the implications for farmer confidence if they are considering March...
Agri-Business
Dawn Meats wins on the double at the Green Awards
Dawn Meats, the meat processor which has operations in seven locations around Ireland, has been awarded in two categories at...
EU
Hogan hopes to 'make progress on hindrances' to EU trade in China this week
The Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Phil Hogan, is visiting China and Japan this week with a business delegation of...
N.Ireland
Northern Irish store steer prices fall by £64/head this year - LMC
Cattle prices in Northern Ireland have declined this year, with the prices paid for store steers dropping by £64 (€80)...
Sheep
Chinese sheepmeat imports rise 7% in the first two months of the year
Chinese demand for sheepmeat has increased, as imports jumped 7% during the first two months of the year, according to...
Arable
U.S. wheat stocks set to be largest in 29 years
U.S. wheat ending stocks for 2015/16 are projected to be 10 million bushels higher than last year, making it the...
Agri-Business
Peter Kingston: 'My father has the funds to buy the cows' as sale falls through
An attempt to buy back approximately half the Kingston Craden Hill herd on Tuesday by Peter Kingston’s father has failed....
