Sheep
Wool prices in the balance for 2015
Falling oil prices and the recent devaluation of the Russian rouble could well have an impact on wool prices in...
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Dairy
High 30c/L milk prices not sustainable – Dairy Board
Milk prices in the mid to high 30s are not sustainable in the long term, according to Irish Dairy Board...
Agri-Business
Infant formula exports to China doubled in 2014
The volume of infant formula exports to China doubled in 2014, although overall exports of infant formula are estimated to...
Arable
Northern Hemisphere winter crops off to reasonable start
Winter crops across the northern hemisphere are generally well established and in reasonable condition, according to the Home Grown Cereals...
Agri-Business
Global food prices falling (except for meat)
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisations’s (FAO) monthly Food Price Index declined in December after three months of stability. It...
Beef
EU beef separating into premium and ground beef market - Rabobank
The EU beef market is increasingly separating into a premium and ground beef market with divergent price developments, according to...
Dairy
International Milk Prices - Year in Review
Major international dairy co-operatives, Arla, FrieslandCampina and Fonterra announced milk price reductions in December. Arla’s price fell 1.9 cents to...
Dairy
Dairy production outstrips consumption new report finds
International dairy markets continue to suffer from low prices according to a Rabobank report on dairy markets, though the rate...
Dairy
Fonterra revises its 2014/'15 forecast milk price down $NZ 60c/kg
Fonterra has reduced its forecast farmgate milk price for the 2014/’15 season from $5.30/kg MS to $4.70/kg MS (€37c/kg) When...
Dairy
European Commission extends storage aid scheme
The European Commission recently voted in favour of extending applications for Private Storage Aid (PSA) for butter and SMP by...
Opinion
Does the dairy industry need EU supports?
With less than four months go to until milk quotas are abolished, calls are being made for the introduction of...
Dairy
Major milk price drop announced for December
FrieslandCampina has announced a significant drop in its farmgate milk price for December. When calculated for Irish milk constituents, the...
Dairy
Fonterra milk price review expected as New Zealand processors cut forecasts
Fonterra is currently holding its 2014-15 forecast milk price at $5.30/kgMS (kilos of milk solids), despite the recent fall in...
Dairy
'There is just too much milk in the world'
United Dairy Farmers’ Group Chief Executive Dr David Dobbin is advising milk producers in Northern Ireland to ease back on...
Dairy
Northern dairy farmers push for income averaging
Parity is needed with the Republic’s five-year income averaging for dairy farmers, the Ulster Farmers Union President has said. In...
EU
Baltic support package won't reduce 2015 Single Farm Payment Budget - Hogan
EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan has confirmed that a compensation package has been agreed for the Baltic States, in the...
Dairy
Hogan rules out 'soft landing' for milk quotas
There will be no soft landing for the end of EU milk quotas according to Europe’s Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan....
Dairy
Glanbia and Kerry hold October milk prices - country over quota by 7.15%
Both Kerry Group and Glanbia have held their milk prices for October, as the country is 7.15% over quota. Kerry...
