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Agribusiness
Carbery Group produces 'steady' performance in challenging year for dairy
Lorcan Roche Kelly
Turnover and earnings both drop at west Cork-based processor.
17 April 2024 Northern Ireland
Supermarkets are not profiteering, MLAs told
Analysis by the Competitions and Markets Authority has found supermarkets have not used food price inflation to grow their profits.
10 April 2024 Northern Ireland
Farmers doing more and more for less
Current support to farmers has been relatively static for 20 years so is being eaten away by inflation
Job cuts may be on the cards at Tirlán
Dairy co-operative enters business review, set to take some months to complete.
10 April 2024 News
Irish inflation drops below 2% according to latest CSO estimate
Initial reading for March inflation shows price-growth below ECB target .
3 April 2024 News
Prospects for Ireland's capital budget
It is a gamble to promise indefinite expansion of the capital programme.
3 April 2024 Viewpoints
Grocery inflation drops for 11th month in a row
Annual price increase falls to 3.7% in latest Kantar Irish market report.
2 April 2024 News
Muir pushes London for more farm money
At present, NI receives around £300m of ring-fenced funding each year for direct payments to farmers
27 March 2024 Northern Ireland
Unilever to spin off its ice cream unit and cut 7,500 jobs
Ice cream unit includes brands such as HB, Magnum, Cornetto and Ben & Jerrry’s.
20 March 2024 News
Slow Green Deal timeline and ban machinery subsidies, say EU farm contractors
'Overly ambitious' EU Green Deal timelines and 'farmer machinery subsidies' are the key issues driving contractors to participate in farmer protests across Europe, writes Claire McCormack.
20 March 2024 News
Goodyear to begin manufacturing low sidewall technology tyres in France
Goodyear Farm Tyres has opened a new Low Sidewall Technology development centre in France and will begin the manufacturing and customisation of wheel and tyre assemblies at the start of April.
20 March 2024 News
FBD insurance reports increase in pre-tax profit to €81.4m
Company sees rise in revenue and strong customer retention, particularly in farm and business.
8 March 2024 News