Agribusiness

The latest agribusiness news and developments from the Irish Farmers Journal. Keep up to date with all company and co-op news developments in the agribusiness sector.

Agribusiness
Bord na Móna’s record profits driven by renewables
Lorcan Roche Kelly
Semi-state reported annual operating profit of €95.2m last week
Bord na Móna’s record profits driven by renewables
 
 
Origin Enterprises pulls plug on loss-making Ukraine business
Agribusiness
Origin Enterprises pulls plug on loss-making Ukraine business
Ornua CEO sees signs that the dairy market is at a bottom
Agribusiness
Ornua CEO sees signs that the dairy market is at a bottom
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Agribusiness
Dawn cleared to take Kildare Chilling
Agribusiness
Profits rise in Fonterra
COMPANY FINANCES
Lemken investing in a mechanical future without sprayers
Peter Thomas Keaveney
Lemken investing in a mechanical future without sprayers
Lemken have set its sights on moulding a crop care future manufacturing mechanical weeding equipment. Peter Thomas Keaveney travelled to the Steketee factory in the Netherlands to find out more.
Manufacturing 25% of the world's bale plastic
Peter Thomas Keaveney
Manufacturing 25% of the world's bale plastic
Peter Thomas Keaveney sat down with Lloyd Dawson, sales director with Berry Agriculture which is parent company of well-known bale plastic producer Silotite, to talk sales, production and prices.
GLOBAL TRADE
Poor July reinforces summer milk price slide
Jack Kennedy
Poor July reinforces summer milk price slide
A price cost squeeze at farm level means 2023 milk producer margins are going to be wafer thin as global markets continue to slide.
Dairy Trends: GDT down again as summer trading stagnates
Aidan Brennan
Dairy Trends: GDT down again as summer trading stagnates
The summer trading period is often slow and low and summer 2023 is no different, as the market corrects right around the world.
EU
Cattle trade positivity welcome
Jack Kennedy
Cattle trade positivity welcome
Beef markets look strong, supplies are tight and given the differential between what finished animals are making between Northern Ireland and the Republic.
IFA calls on factories to do more on beef price
Amy Forde
IFA calls on factories to do more on beef price
Although prices have increased in recent weeks, these are not keeping pace with prices in key markets and “must move further and faster”, according to the IFA.
Mercosur beef output increases as EU declines
Phelim O'Neill
Mercosur beef output increases as EU declines
Latest EU analysis points to more beef from South America while the EU decline will continue in 2024.
Market Digest: stories from around the world
Phelim O'Neill
Market Digest: stories from around the world
Brief news snippets from Romania, Canada, China and Brazil.
Make sure to check for underground pipes before diggingSPONSORED
Make sure to check for underground pipes before digging
There are a number of considerations that landowners, forestry operators and farmers, etc, must take into account before completing groundworks, the most important factor is that it is safe to do so.
Maximising potential through capital farm investmentSPONSORED
Maximising potential through capital farm investment
Capital farm investment plays a pivotal role in the agricultural sector, contributing to its growth and sustainability.
Sommet De L’Élevage is Europe's number one livestock showSPONSORED
Sommet De L’Élevage is Europe's number one livestock show
The 32nd edition of the Sommet De L'elevage (Livestock Summit) will be held from 3 to 6 October 2023 in Clermont-Ferrand, France.
A competitive loan for farmers provided by people who understand farmingSPONSORED
A competitive loan for farmers provided by people who understand farming
With two young children on the farm and plans to grow his beef enterprise, farmer Conor Kennedy recognised the need to invest in his farm…
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