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The only way is up at Dale Farm

December 25, 2018

Dale Farm remains committed to paying a leading milk price to its farmer-suppliers in both Northern Ireland and Great Britain, according to the…

EU-Oceania butter price gap hits 10-year high

September 20, 2018

Dairy

The gap between EU and Oceania butter prices has grown to its widest in more than a decade, according to analysis by the…

Sugar Tax is a ‘good news’ story for the dairy sector

July 3, 2018

Opinion

The fact that milk-based drinks have been granted an exemption from the new Sugar Tax on nutritional grounds is a fantastic news story…

The humble potato needs an image change

July 2, 2018

Opinion

The recent confirmation that Kenya has accredited a number of British seed potato varieties is good news for a sector that has had…

What effect have rising dairy prices had on sales?

June 25, 2018

Dairy

Dairy prices have been rising steadily over the past couple of years, increasing the value of retail sales, according to the Agriculture Horticulture Development…

Milk price increase for May supplies ‘imminent’

June 8, 2017

N.Ireland

“Strong global dairy commodity prices should see an imminent rise in base milk price,” Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) Dairy Chairman William Irvine said.…

Steady as she goes for EU milk prices

February 5, 2017

Dairy

European milk markets are expected to become more balanced in 2017, according to AHDB Dairy analysts. This will provide more stability than has…

White butter is taking off in the Middle East

January 29, 2017

Dairy

Fonterra’s Research and Development Centre has developed a new white butter product to meet growing demand from manufacturers in the Middle East market.…

You play with the cards you’re dealt with – Ornua CEO on Donald Trump

November 16, 2016

Dairy

Whether you’re a poker player or a business person, you play with the cards you’re dealt with, the CEO of Ornua, Kevin Lane,…

EU milk production falls for a second consecutive month

September 22, 2016

Dairy

EU milk production for July 2016 fell 1.4% on the corresponding month last year, the latest figures from the EU Milk Market Observatory…

Here’s how much milk powder is sitting in EU intervention stores

August 25, 2016

Dairy

There was a steep drop in offers of skimmed milk powder (SMP) into the public intervention measure for the week ending August 21,…

Slowdown in volumes of SMP being offered to intervention

August 12, 2016

Dairy

There has been a drop in the volumes of skimmed milk powder (SMP) Member States are offering to the public intervention system, the…

Offers of SMP to public intervention begin to stabilise

August 4, 2016

Dairy

Quantities of skimmed milk powder (SMP) offered into the public intervention system have started to stabilise, the latest figures from the EU Milk…

No let up in offerings of SMP from Member States into intervention

July 25, 2016

Dairy

Member States offered 6,613t of skimmed milk powder (SMP) to the public intervention system last week, the latest EU Milk Market Observatory (MMO) figures…