Agri-Business
Kerry profits up 10% in 2015 to €700m - share dividend up to 50c
Trading profit at Kerry Group plc increased by 10% to €700m, in 2015, according to the global taste and nutrition...
Agri-Business
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...
Agri-Business
Cyanide proposed for gold plant worrying farmers
Farmers near Greencastle in Country Tyrone are concerned about how a planned gold processing plant may impact on local agriculture...
Agri-Business
Food stocks down, but considered a 'safer haven' during market volatility
Food stocks are perceived to be less exposed to economic cycles than other industrial sectors as they are recognised as...
Agri-Business
John Deere hit by falling sales and predicts a further 10% decline in 2016 sales
John Deere has posted a decline in sales and revenues of 13% to $5.525 billion for the first quarter of...
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...
Agri-Business
'Diplomatic offensive’ by Phil Hogan may bear Mexican fruit
The European Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan has completed his ‘diplomatic offensive’ in Central America to try open up new...
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
Organic agriculture comes up trumps in US research
US research has concluded that organic agriculture will be an important resource in facing challenges such as climate change. That...
Agri-Business
UK beef sales face 'another challenging year'
Currency exchanges, the mild winter and price-competitive poultry have all fed into the decline in value of UK retail beef...
Agri-Business
Fertiliser giant Yara sees earnings drop by 24% with reduced worldwide sales
Yara – the Norwegian fertiliser giant – has reported a 24% reduction in earnings in the final quarter of 2015,...
Agri-Business
European bilateral agreement with Mexico for organic produce imminent
Mexico and the European Commission have begun negotiations towards a bilateral agreement on trade in organic products. Both sides confirmed...
Agri-Business
Complaints on incorrect food labelling up 10% on 2014
Some 192 complaints on incorrect information on food labelling were received by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland’s (FSAI) advice...
Agri-Business
France bans supermarkets throwing away unsold food
France has gone ahead with its plans to ban supermarkets throwing away unsold food, with its senate passing the new...
Agri-Business
120m tonne milk increase driven by Asia-Pacific
Global milk production over the coming decade will increase by more than 120m tonnes, two-thirds of which will be produced...
Agri-Business
Arla to cut 500 jobs despite 'huge task' of finding markets for extra milk supplies
On the back of announcing a strategy last year to grow its business over the coming years, Arla has announced...
Agri-Business
Syngenta to be sold (and it's not to Monsanto)
ChemChina has made an offer of $43 billion to takeover Syngenta, the Swiss agribusiness that produces agrochemicals and seeds. The Chinese...
