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Drop in dairy product prices drives world food prices to new low
A drop in dairy product prices and vegetable oils has driven world food commodity prices to their lowest July value in...
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Agri-Business
Kerry Group revenue up 4.7% to €3 billion year-on-year
Kerry Group has reported a 4.7% year-on-year increase in the Group’s revenue bringing it to €3 billion. The company’s Ingredients and...
Grass
See the grass growth figures of a top dairy farm
David Murphy from Co. Armagh looks set to take the Yara Grass Prix title this year. The dairy farmer has...
Beef
China's beef demand to grow by 2.2m tonnes by 2025 - Rabobank
China’s beef demand is to grow by 2.2m tonnes by 2025 according to Rabobank, which says that Chinese investors will...
Agri-Business
Lakeland Dairies and Fane Valley in joint ventures worth €845m
Fane Valley and Lakeland Dairies have announced they will create two major new Joint Venture businesses which, they say, will...
Sheep
'The hay is ready' means something completely different in Mafia speak!
The Sicilian mafia was recently busted when using farming lingo as a cover to communicate with other members of the...
Sheep
Thinking of buying a new ram? Upcoming sales to showcase best in breeds
As the summer edges closer to an end sheep farmers must start planning their breeding for next year. But what...
Dairy
GDT price falls 'driven by sentiment rather than fundamentals'
Recent sharp falls at Fonterra’s Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction are being driven by weak market sentiment rather than dairy...
Sheep
New Zealand lamb exports increase in June (down in H1)
Kiwi lamb exports in June increased year-on-year for the first time in 2015, AHDB, the organisation for the English beef...
Agri-Business
EU agrees free trade agreement with Vietnam
The EU and Vietnam have today reached an agreement in principle in the negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA),...
Dairy
Fonterra fined €115,000 after causing a local stink
Fonterra, the New Zealand dairy giant, has been fined NZ$192,000 (€115,000) after it discharged buttermilk in a South Taranaki treatment pond...
Machinery
John Deere expands its product range with 14 new mid-range models
John Deere is expanding its range of mid-size 6R and 6M Series tractors, which it says will offer reduced operating...
Dairy
Prices slump again at Global Dairy Trade
Dairy product prices fell again at the most recent Fonterra Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction. The event represents the tenth negative...
Dairy
Further dairy protests planned for Northern Ireland
Approximately 150 dairy farmers protested outside Tesco and ASDA supermarkets in Enniskillen last night. Co. Tyrone milk producer William Maxwell was...
Beef
Factories looking for more and more Angus beef cattle
The popularity of Angus beef on consumer shelves has led to factory demand for the breed increase hugely in recent...
N.Ireland
Sales in North’s food and drink sector increase 5.8% year-on-year
Provisional estimates indicate sales in the food and drinks industry in Northern Ireland have increased to £4,772m in 2014, an...
N.Ireland
Sales in North’s food and drink sector increase 5.8% year-on-year
Provisional estimates indicate sales in the food and drinks industry in Northern Ireland have increased to £4,772m in 2014, an...
Beef
Dairy cull up 7% in Northern Ireland - LMC
The Northern Irish cow kill is 46% higher this week than the corresponding week last year reports the Livestock and...
