Dairy
Fonterra cuts its forecast milk price to less than 18c/L
Fonterra has reduced its forecast Farmgate Milk Price for the 2015/16 season from $4.15 per kgMS to $3.90 (€2.39) per...
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Agri-Business
Tyrone dairy farmer appointed as Vice-Chairman of Lakeland Dairies
Colin Kelso, a dairy farmer from Co. Tyrone, has been appointed as Vice-Chairman of Lakeland Dairies. The Dungannon farmer joined...
Arable
European crops still at risk from frost
In many parts of Europe and particularly key arable regions the annual hardening to winter crops has not occurred. Hardening...
Agri-Business
Sterling slide against the euro could hit Irish exports
Sterling is on the slide against the euro as uncertainty over the UK’s referendum on membership of the EU impacts...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu and currency fluctuations to impact global poultry trade
Avian influenza (bird flu) and currency exchange volatility are to continue to affect the global poultry meat trade, according to...
Agri-Business
Record value for EU agri-food exports in 2015
EU agri-food exports to non-EU countries last year reached a record value of €129 billion, according to a new European...
Dairy
Australia blames European dairy farmers for current poor prices
Ongoing milk production in Europe is to blame for keeping global milk prices depressed, according to Dairy Australia. Dairy Australia,...
N.Ireland
The future of Northern Ireland’s pig industry is in doubt - UFU
The future of Northern Ireland’s pig industry is in doubt, with many farmers operating at a loss in the face...
Agri-Business
Global dairy markets expected to turn for the better, late in 2016 - Arla
Global dairy markets are expected to remain unpredictable and tough in 2016, but a turn for the better is anticipated...
Agri-Business
Wheat, vegetable and pork drive EU agri-food exports up year-on-year
Wheat, vegetables and pork exports drove overall EU agri-food exports up in December 2015 on the corresponding month in 2014....
Agri-Business
Sterling declined 3.8% against the Euro in January
With a 3.8% decline in January and it concluded its worst two-month decline since 2008, last month was not a good...
Dairy
EU extends storage aid for dairy products as markets remain poor
The private storage aid for butter and skimmed milk powder will be extended until September 30, 2016, following the approval...
Dairy
Fonterra slashes milk price (now equivalent to 19c/L)
Fonterra has announced that it is cutting its 2015/16 forecast milk price to $4.15/kgMS, which is the equivalent of 19c/L....
Agri-Business
EU agri-food exports rise by €500m in November
The value of EU agri-food exports in November 2015 amounted to €10.9 billion, approximately €500 million higher than in November...
Dairy
New Zealand dairy co-op slashes forecast payout (cites overpaying for milk in Europe)
Westland Milk Products, New Zealand’s second biggest dairy co-operative, today announced a drop in its pay-out predictions for 2015-16, saying...
EU
Pics: Protesting French farmers set tyres on fire and block roads with tractors
French farmers have taken to the streets of France to protest against the low prices they are receiving for their...
Arable
Global feed production is almost at 1 billion tonnes
Global feed tonnage is estimated to be at 995.5m tonnes, a 1.5% increase on last year, according to the latest...
Agri-Business
Analysis: Global Dairy Trade gives transparency but does not set world dairy prices
The world largest dairy exporter, Fonterra, traded less than one-third of its products through the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auctions...
