Agri-Business
Danone sales rise 3.5%, infant nutrition a key sales driver
Danone has posted consolidated sales growth of 3.5% for the first quarter of 2016, compared to the corresponding quarter in...
Dairy
Dairy
Futures market suggests positive Global Dairy Trade today
The eight Global Dairy Trade auction of the year may post a second consecutive rise in dairy product prices, the...
N.Ireland
Dairy processors told to 'think long and hard' about further milk price cuts
Dairy processors are being urged to think long and hard about the implications for farmer confidence if they are considering March...
EU
Hogan hopes to 'make progress on hindrances' to EU trade in China this week
The Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Phil Hogan, is visiting China and Japan this week with a business delegation of...
Dairy
Irish dairy exports to the UK slump at the worst possbile time
Exports to Britain of key Irish dairy products slumped in the first two months of the year, according to latest...
Agri-Business
Infant nutrition key to Nestle's first quarter growth
Nestle has reported sales of CHF (Swiss Francs) 20.9 billion for the first-quarter (January to March) of 2016, with its infant...
Agri-Business
'Investment in new technology' drives Arrabawn's 2015 results
Arrabawn Co-op has reported an operating profit of €2.1m for 2015 which Chairman Sean Monahan has said is “largely down...
Dairy
Voluntary EU milk supply management signed into law
New EU rules providing the opportunity for farmers to take up incentives to reduce milk supplies have now been finalised...
Dairy
Europe leads the world in dairy processing investments
Europe has led the world in investment in the dairy processing industry over the past three years. Since 2012 €4.4...
N.Ireland
February milk production up 5.7% in Northern Ireland
The volume of milk produced on farms in Northern Ireland in February increased by 5.7% compared to the corresponding month...
Dairy
World dairy prices to remain under pressure until 2017 - Rabobank
Global dairy markets are to remain weak throughout 2016, according to Rabobank, but that the outlook remains positive as consumption...
Agri-Business
Infant formula key to Kiwi dairy company's growth
New Zealand dairy processor Synlait has reported a net profit after tax of NZ$12.3m for the first half of the...
Dairy
Global Dairy Trade up 2.1% but milk powder prices show marginal improvement
The latest Global Dairy Trade auction posted a 2.1% rise in dairy product price, in its most recent auction. It...
Dairy
Dairy prices set to recover this year as EU production slows
Global dairy prices will recover over the rest of 2016, as EU and New Zealand milk production begins to slow,...
Dairy
Australian milk production back 1.5% on February 2015
Australian milk production is back 1.5% on February 2015, the latest figures from Dairy Australia show. The state of Victoria...
Dairy
12 months on from milk quotas - what's changed?
One year ago today, the milk quota regime finally came to an end in Ireland and in EU Member States. 30...
Dairy
New Zealand co-op expects two more seasons of low milk prices
Global market conditions for dairy products point to at least two more seasons of low milk payouts in New Zealand,...
Dairy
Intervention ceiling almost reached by Member States
Ireland started putting Skimmed Milk Powder back into public intervention this week after it offered 608t to the measure, figures...
