Agri-Business
Hay and straw in good demand as farmers house stock - Straw makes €8-15/bale
Many farmers are housing stock around the country which has increased the demand for both hay and straw. Prices of...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
Fonterra to sell its 50% stake in US joint venture
Fonterra is to sell its 50% interest in Dairiconcepts, the co-ops US joint venture with Dairy Farmers of America (DFA)....
Agri-Business
FBD to invest €7.5m in hotel growth and development
FBD Property and Leisure Ltd has reported after-tax profits of €1.6m last year on a turnover of €53.1m and plans...
Agri-Business
Increased payments sees record numbers of farmers converting to organics
The Department of Agriculture launched a new organics scheme this year which has proved to be hugely successful since its...
Agri-Business
'When was the last time you were on a farm?'- Burton criticised over farm assist changes
The Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton came in for some severe criticism in the Dail this week over recent...
Agri-Business
Latest figures show value of EU agri-food exports significantly down
After several months of outstanding export performance, the value of EU agri-food exports went down quite significantly in August 2015...
Agri-Business
Glanbia to pay €200m for another US sports nutrition business
Glanbia plc has announced that it has agreed to acquire thinkThin, a US sports nutrition company for $217m (€202m). ThinkThin...
Agri-Business
'China to import 400,000t of forage to meet agricultural demand'
China will import more than 400,000 tonnes of forage from Mongolia next year to cope with the growing demand for...
Agri-Business
LacPatrick's £30m investment to double Tyrone plant capacity
LacPatrick co-op has announced that it is to invest £30m in its Artigarvan-based value-added dairy ingredients plant. The new facility...
Agri-Business
Love cheese? Seamus Sheridan's Guide to Cheese is a must
Counter Culture – The Sheridans Guide to Cheese is about more than cheese; it’s all about the cheesemakers and the...
Agri-Business
New report reveals that consumers are misled by packaging of meat products
Some meat products may not actually contain the ingredients that are listed on its labels, according to a recent report...
Agri-Business
Glanbia announces plans to expand its US cheese plant
Glanbia, together with its joint venture partners in Southwest Cheese, has announced that it is in advanced discussions for a...
Agri-Business
Glanbia's ingredients business reports 14% revenue decline
Glanbia’s Global Ingredients (GI) recorded a revenue decline in the first nine months of 2015 of 14.3%, according to the...
Agri-Business
Kerry Group sales up 3.2% year-on-year
Kerry Group’s sales in the first nine months of the year are up 3.2% compared to the corresponding period in...
Agri-Business
As world meat consumption grows, poultry will be the big winner
Figures from the FAO/OECD show that worldwide meat consumption is set to grow and the main increase will be for...
Agri-Business
Rabobank says China's demand for perishable foods will rise 17% by 2025
China’s appetite for fruit and vegetables, dairy and meat is expected to increase by 17% between 2015 and 2025, according...
Agri-Business
Glanbia to make its own plastic milk bottles for the first time
A new multi-million Glanbia Consumer Foods Ireland facility at Ballitore, Co. Kildare will manufacture its own high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic milk...
Agri-Business
'Chinese middle classes still want European and US food products'
The outlook for agricultural exports to China looks pretty positive, according to David Dollar from the Brookings Institute in the...
