Dairy
Turnover fell at Arrabawn Co-op in 2023 but operating profit rose
Arrabawn Co-op has reported a 20% drop in turnover from €505 million in 2022 to €403 million in 2023, latest...
Annual Report
Dairy
Sharp drop in turnover and profit at Lakeland Dairies during 2023
Lakeland Dairies has blamed a “challenging year” for a €300,000 drop in turnover to €1.6 billion in 2023 compared to...
Beef
Profits fell at Foyle Food Group in 2022
The family owned Foyle Food Group has reported a €2.3 million drop in pre-tax profits to €11.1 million for 2022,...
Other
WRC: 47% of agri workplaces in breach of employment law
A new report shows that 47% of agricultural workplaces were in breach of employment law last year when inspected by...
Agri-Business
Number of registered milk-producer contracts down 60% since 1995
The number of registered milk-producer contracts in the 2020/2021 milk year decreased by 14, or 1%, to 1,324 registered producers,...
Agri-Business
Tipperary Co-op turnover up 19% and tops €300m for first time ever
Tipperary Co-op delivered its “best ever financial year” in 2021 with turnover exceeding €300 million for the first time in...
Agri-Business
Four fitness-to-practise inquiries referred to veterinary council in 2021
Ten cases were referred to the Veterinary Council of Ireland’s (VCI’s) Fitness to Practise Committee in 2021, with four inquiries...
Veterinary
Veterinary Council of Ireland received 65 complaints in 2021
The Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) received 65 complaints in 2021, according to its recently published annual report. This was...
Agri-Business
Value of Irish agri-food exports up 60% since 2010
Some €14.2 billion worth of agri-food exports were sent out of Ireland last year, according to the Department of Agriculture,...
Agri-Business
Increased profits and reduced debt for Arrabawn last year
Arrabawn Co-op has reported record revenues along with profit growth in 2020, despite a year of “significant challenge”, its annual...
Agri-Business
Aurivo hits record sales turnover in 'uniquely challenging' 2020
Dairy processor Aurivo achieved a record sales turnover in 2020 despite what was a “uniquely challenging year”. Aurivo has announced...
Agri-Business
Lakeland: 'A fair reflection of a sustainable business is the number of new entrants'
Between 1983 and 2015, there was a “stagnation”, according to Lakeland Dairies, which saw “generations of farmers missing the opportunity...
Agri-Business
Lakeland Dairies' revenue increases by over 5.7% to €1.09 billion in 2020
Cross-border dairy co-operative Lakeland Dairies’ revenue increased by over 5.7% to hit €1.09 billion in 2020, up by €59.3 million...