Good week for:

  • Tillage farmers, who are eligible for new payments if they grow fodder crops for their livestock colleagues.
  • FBD, which saw profits jump by 70% in the first half of this year.
  • Kepak, which concluded the acquisition of 2 Sisters' red meat business in the UK.
  • Sheep farmers as lamb prices rise ahead of the Eid al-Adha Muslim festival.

    • Bad week for:

  • Farm incomes as Teagasc's mid-year outlook sees profitability dropping across all sectors.
  • Owners of Land Cruisers, who have been targeted by thieves in counties Meath and Cavan recently.
  • Shareholders in Irish agribusiness companies as trade worries hit market value.
  • The Irish Countrywomen's Association after the High Court ordered it to re-run its election.