Agri-Business
'97% of food samples collected in the EU free of pesticide residues'
Of all the food samples collected in the EU in 2014, 97% were free of pesticide residues or contained traces that...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
'EU should place mandatory limits on trans-fats'
The EU should place mandatory limits on industrially-produced trans-fatty acids (TFA) which may increase the risk of certain health problems...
Agri-Business
Signing of CETA hits a stumbling block in the form of Belgium
The Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel has announced that Belgium is “not in a position to sign CETA“, meaning that...
Agri-Business
Pigmeat and infant formula drive increase in EU agri-food export values
Increases in the export value of pigmeat and infant formula have helped drive August EU agri-food export values up compared to...
Agri-Business
Behind the scenes at one of Europe's largest fruit and veg co-ops
BelOrta is one of the largest suppliers of fruit and vegetables in Europe and in 2015 the Belgian co-op generated...
Agri-Business
Major blow for EU-Canada trade deal
The proposed EU-Canada trade deal or CETA has been dealt a major blow following a meeting of the Canadian Trade...
Agri-Business
Lakeland Dairies appoints new Member Relations Manager
Lakeland Dairies has announced that it has appointed Eamon Duignan as Member Relations Manager. Duignan has been a part of...
Agri-Business
EU makes no budget provision for crisis tillage fund
There is no provision made for an emergency tillage fund in the EU’s draft budget for 2017, according to Sinn...
Agri-Business
Former Kerry Group CEO appointed Chairman of BHSL
Irish agri-tech business BHSL today announced the appointment of Denis Brosnan as Chairman of the company. Brosnan is a former...
Agri-Business
Mixed reaction to EU-Canada trade deal in Brussels
The proposed EU-Canada trade deal or CETA came up for discussion in Brussels this week, where it was met with...
Agri-Business
Are Producer Organisations key to the future of the fruit and veg sector?
There appears to be an increasing push at European level for fruit and vegetable growers to establish Producer Organisations. The...
Agri-Business
Sterling/euro exchange rate edging closer to parity
The Sterling/euro exchange rate has taken another step towards parity as significant market movements in China overnight has seen the...
Agri-Business
Fears grow concerning the re-introduction of Irish border controls
The increasing prospect of a hard Brexit deal for the UK heightens the prospects of the Irish border being re-established...
Agri-Business
Tesco's operating profit up nearly 40% in the first half of 2016
In the first half of 2016 Tesco Group reported an increase in operating profits of 38.4%, which equates to £515m...
Agri-Business
Parity between the Euro and Sterling cannot be ruled out
Exchange rate analysts are predicting that the value of the euro against Sterling could fluctuate between £0.75 and parity while...
Agri-Business
Farmers protest at Newtownsandes Co-op
Approximately 20 disgruntled members of Newtownsandes Co-op protested outside the organisation’s headquarters in the village of Moyvane, Co Kerry on...
Agri-Business
Aryzta 'withhold' performance related bonus of €958,000 from CEO
Aryzta, the Irish/Swiss food group has withheld a performance-related bonus of €958,000 from its Chief Executive Officer Owen Killian. In...
Agri-Business
Sterling weakens as Brexit draws closer
Sterling has weakened further since the UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, announced that she would trigger Article 50, the first...
