Agri-Business
Commission increases the budget for promoting EU agricultural products
An increased budget of €133m has been allocated for 2017 to promote EU agricultural products outside and inside the EU...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
Target Fertilisers appoints new Technical Sales Manager
Target Fertilisers has appointed Gavin McGowan as its new Technical Sales Manager to further develop its portfolio of regional accounts as well...
Agri-Business
Kerry's taste and nutrition businesses drive volume growth in Q3
Kerry Group’s global Taste and Nutrition businesses achieved 3.4% volume growth in the nine months to the end of September...
Agri-Business
Glanbia on course to deliver earnings growth of 8-10%
Glanbia plc expects to deliver adjusted earnings per share growth of 8% to 10% on a constant currency basis for full...
Agri-Business
EU and Canada sign CETA trade agreement
The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) was signed over the weekend in Brussels by the EU and Canada. CETA...
Agri-Business
EU-Canada summit cancelled as CETA negotiations continue
Today’s planned EU-Canada summit has been cancelled as talks in Belgium last night failed to see the country reach agreement...
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
'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...