N.Ireland
Bank borrowings for ag-sector in NI estimated to total £973m
Bank borrowings for the agricultural sector in Northern Ireland stand at £973 million, with money on deposit amounting to £611...
N.Ireland
Bank borrowings for the agricultural sector in Northern Ireland stand at £973 million, with money on deposit amounting to £611...
N.Ireland
Land prices in Northern Ireland are currently averaging £13,500/ac. This figure was confirmed by Ulster Bank’s head of agriculture, Cormac...
N.Ireland
Banks in NI are confirming that they recognise the impact of the continuing bad weather on farm cash flows. Ulster...
N.Ireland
Banks in Northern Ireland have been urged by the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) to “provide leniency” to farmers who are...
Agri-Business
According to a new Rabobank report, global beef demand is likely to remain steady in 2024 despite economic challenges and...
Agri-Business
In 2023, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) paid over £1.2 billion into farmers’ bank accounts through the Countryside Stewardship, Environmental...
Agri-Business
The governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, has said that there is “lots to learn from farmers”, when...
N.Ireland
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has called on banks to do more to help farmers get through the financial storm...
Dairy
China will continue to play a “critical role” in global dairy markets as the world’s largest importer but it is...
N.Ireland
Cormac McKervey of Ulster Bank has confirmed that pig prices in Northern Ireland are now exceeding farmers’ full cost of...
N.Ireland
Farmers must get paid properly for they work they carry out and the investment that they make within their businesses....
Agri-Business
After a year of soaring food, fuel, and energy prices for consumers and farmers alike, inflationary pressures are likely to...
Agri-Business
The outlook for the European poultry market remains strong but “supply growth” might put pressure on prices and margins while...
Agri-Business
Suffolk Building Society has announced a change to its lending criteria which will allow mortgage applications on residential properties with...
Agri-Business
Danske Bank has launched a new £35 million Agri Sustainability Fund to support agri-business customers as they become more sustainable....
Agri-Business
Bold initiatives to produce complex tractors from the ground up, straight from the drawing board are risky enterprises, and it...
Beef
Global beef markets are continuing to hold relatively strong at present, though there is evidence of decreasing consumer confidence due...
Agri-Business
Lloyds Bank has announced the appointment of Kirsty Sadler as its new deputy head of agriculture. Sadler, who lives in...