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Hannah Quinn-Mulligan on 12 Jan 2021
Farmers set to receive share of billion euro Brexit fund
Over €1bn has been apportioned to Ireland and the Government must now decide how much each sector receives.
Lorcan Allen on 06 Jan 2021
Sales at Valeo Foods close in on €1bn following acquisitions
Valeo owns a stable of consumer food brands including Batchelors, Odlums, Chef, Kelkin, Robert Roberts, Roma, Fruitfield, Rowse honey and the Italian brand Balconi.
Phelim O'Neill on 20 Nov 2020
Exceptional UK beef market as beef price hits €4.22/kg
Coronavirus has driven retail trade for beef in the absence of catering and hospitality and this has driven the beef price up in the UK.
Lorcan Allen on 28 Oct 2020
Sterling to hit 97p in no-deal Brexit scenario
In the event of a no-deal Brexit, finance analysts are forecasting that sterling will drop to as low as 97p against the euro.
Katriona Kinsella on 26 Sep 2020
Eight-year-old farming enthusiast grows his hair for Rapunzel
Cathal Lyons had his first ever hair cut just two weeks ago, and raised almost five thousand for two charities.
Andy Doyle on 09 Sep 2020
Grain Prices: markets continue to show signs of improvement
Andy Doyle takes a look at developments in international and domestic grain markets this week.
Phelim O'Neill on 03 Sep 2020
Irish prices slip as EU creeps up
While there has been no major movement in prices over the past month, Irish prices are struggling to hold, while EU and UK prices edge up.
John Sleigh on 22 Apr 2020
Home cooking limiting oil damage for oil seeds
The rise in oil use in the home could help limit the damage of plummeting crude oil prices on the oil seed sector.
Hannah Quinn-Mulligan on 14 Apr 2020
Allocate extra €100m to ANC – INHFA
The organisation said that the minister could not leave a single stone unturned to support farmers through the pandemic.
Justin McCarthy on 01 Apr 2020
Coronavirus response will shape future of EU
It is critical that in the days and weeks ahead, the EU demonstrates to its citizens the power of solidarity.
Kieran Mailey on 25 Mar 2020
Erratic sterling puts £15/t on to price of fertiliser
Fertiliser prices are on the rise as merchants face higher import costs caused by the devaluation in sterling.
Phelim O'Neill on 19 Mar 2020
Sterling collapses: pound weakest against euro since 2008
Black Wednesday for sterling against both the euro and US dollar.
Michael Moroney on 18 Mar 2020
Passat GTE puts Volkswagen in hybrid gap
Volkswagen has entered the new Passat into the hybrid market with a version that’s getting close to diesel car economy as Michael Moroney found out during his recent test drive.
Kieran Mailey on 18 Mar 2020
Sterling crashes against the US dollar
Economic uncertainty in the UK has led to sterling slumping to a 35-year low against the US dollar.
Phelim O'Neill on 12 Mar 2020
Sterling and UK markets tumble
It has been a bad day for the FT 100 index down, with a drop of almost 600 points so far today, while sterling is also falling against the euro.
Marcella Connolly on 05 Mar 2020
ICSA criticises Department over Fallen Animal Scheme
Hugh Farrell called for additional supports for farmers to alleviate the costs associated with losing an animal.
Barry Cassidy on 02 Mar 2020
Ireland urged to follow Spanish example on below-cost selling ban
The Spanish government has proposed a link between production costs and sales contracts in a bid to prevent below-cost selling.
Michael Moroney on 26 Feb 2020
Opel’s new Corsa upstages small car market
A revitalised Opel has introduced a new Corsa to the market. Michael Moroney gave the latest model a test drive.
Contributor on 23 Feb 2020
Opinion: dairy growth delivers €2bn to rural economy
Irish dairy growth has delivered an increase in spending in the Irish economy of just over €2bn annually since quotas were abolished in 2015, writes economist Ciaran Fitzgerald.
Nathan Tuffy on 19 Feb 2020
SheepWatch: a little more bite for fleshed lambs
Lower numbers and strong demand are resulting in a further increase in the price paid for fleshed hoggets in marts.