Irish agri-food companies “simply can’t ignore” opportunities in Ukraine’s cereal and technology sectors, a chief advisor of the Ukrainian Prime Minister has stated.…
Ukraine has officially reported yet another record grain harvest for 2016, exceeding 66m tonnes in the process. Of this, wheat accounted for 26.8m tonnes, maize came…
Recently, MEP Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan accused Minister Simon Coveney of creating a ‘property bubble’ scenario around dairy industry expansion. If we want to…
With a new government instigating reforms, and a pivot towards Europe, could the so-called ‘bread-basket’ of Europe offers competitive grain prices for both…
Irish farmers are not getting value for money on fertiliser purchases. Maybe it’s time they started playing hard-ball? The European Commissioner for Agriculture,…
Irish-based policy makers need to start pursuing more vigorously the trade opportunities emulating from the EU rather than just viewing Brussels as the…
Food safety concerns relating to dairy ingredients originating from New Zealand in the recent past could potentially boost Irish-made baby food sales in…
Lactose is the primary constituent in liquid whey. It is the main carbohydrate or sugar in milk. Infant-formula manufacturers and the pharmaceutical industry…
Major international dairy co-operatives, Arla, FrieslandCampina and Fonterra announced milk price reductions in December. Arla’s price fell 1.9 cents to 30.64 cents per…
