UK market
Adam Woods on 31 Mar 2021
Beef Trends: frustration mounting on beef price
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including a look at international markets.
Adam Woods on 17 Mar 2021
UK market delivered €4.39/kg to Irish beef factories in 2018/19
Adam Woods takes a look at some preliminary findings from Grant Thornton on the price composition along the Irish beef supply chain.
Lorcan Allen on 17 Mar 2021
Danone to trial new convenience format for Aptamil infant formula
The infant formula giant said its new pre-measured cube format for infant formula will be more convenient and more hygienic.
Lorcan Allen on 10 Mar 2021
Soaring Dairy Milk sales increases milk usage at Cadbury chocolate plant
Cadbury’s chocolate crumb facility in Co Kerry has taken in 34% more milk in the past year, thanks to soaring chocolate sales in the UK and Ireland.
Lorcan Allen on 24 Feb 2021
Hamming it up – why it pays to know the Irish consumer
Lorcan Allen speaks to John Comerford, chief operations officer at Carroll Cuisine, about building a household food brand and changing consumer trends over the last decade.
Adam Woods on 05 Feb 2021
Beef factories pull cattle quotes for next week
Adam Woods has the latest on the beef trade, including news on next week’s quotes.
Barry Cassidy on 03 Feb 2021
First tranche of €100m processor fund up for grabs
The funds will finance the production of higher value add products targeted at new markets rather than increased volumes of raw materials.
Gary Abbott on 27 Jan 2021
John Deere grabs UK top seller spot
Out of the 13,545 UK tractor registrations in 2019, John Deere led the market share with 28.1% of units registered, followed by New Holland (17.1%) and Massey Ferguson (12.3%).
Lorcan Allen on 14 Jan 2021
Brexit compliance requirements just as prohibitive as tariffs
The Irish Farmers Journal held a live webinar on Thursday morning to discuss what Brexit really means for Ireland’s agri-food industry.
Lorcan Allen on 14 Jan 2021
Limited disruption to supply chains since Brexit deal - Tesco
The UK supermarket giant said there has been ‘teething issues’ on shipments of food products since the new Brexit trade regime kicked in since the start of January.
Lorcan Allen on 13 Jan 2021
New checks on food and animal products causing issues at Dublin Port
Inspectors from Revenue, customs and the Department of Agriculture say companies are adapting to the new trading regime between Ireland and the UK. Lorcan Allen reports from Dublin Port.
Adam Woods on 13 Jan 2021
Heifers move to €3.90/kg base
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s cattle trade including this week’s finished cattle quotes.
Lorcan Allen on 12 Jan 2021
New checks on food and animal products causing issues at Dublin Port
Government inspectors at Dublin Port say quite a high percentage of importers are failing to provide the correct documentation and health certificates for food and products of animal origin.
Lorcan Allen on 11 Jan 2021
Almost 1,000 jobs lost in the Irish food industry last year
Lorcan Allen speaks to Enterprise Ireland CEO Julie Sinnamon about the impact COVID-19 and Brexit has had on Ireland’s agri-food industry last year.
Gary Abbott on 10 Dec 2020
New large-scale grain roller enters Irish and UK market
The Murska 4000, a new large-scale roller mill capable of crimping up to 80t/h of moist grains has recently been launched on the Irish and UK market by Kelvin Cave Ltd. Gary Abbott reports.
Phelim O'Neill on 10 Dec 2020
Brexit: what if no deal really happens?
As the clock counts down to the split between the EU and UK, the prospect of trading with tariffs increases. What would this do to agriculture?
Amy Forde on 26 Nov 2020
Ireland can’t be ‘outmanoeuvred’ on Brexit fund - IFA
The Irish Government must ensure that we are at the top of the queue for the Brexit support fund, IFA president Tim Cullinan has said.
Lorcan Allen on 25 Nov 2020
Profits soar to €1.3m for Glenisk yoghurt company
The Co Offaly-based organic dairy processor is majority owned by the Cleary family.
Niall Hurson on 23 Nov 2020
Beef prices on the rise as supply tightens further - IFA
The IFA said numbers are expected to continue to tighten over the coming weeks, with agents and factories active on the ground.
Lorcan Allen on 18 Nov 2020
An Taisce set to block Glanbia cheese plant
The Irish Farmers Journal understands that environmental group An Taisce has lodged court proceedings against Glanbia Ireland to stop the construction of a new cheese plant.