Food exports: ‘Seventh year of consecutive growth’ October 13, 2017 Agri-Business The Irish food and drink industry recorded its seventh year of consecutive growth in exports during 2016. Since 2010 the industry, as a…
Value of Irish dairy exports to the UK drops 10% in 2016 January 12, 2017 Dairy A decline of over 10% was recorded in the value of Irish dairy exports in 2016 to the UK at an estimated €840m,…
New food craze ‘pizza bomb’ helps drive Asian demand for dairy products May 23, 2016 Novelty food trends, such as the ‘pizza bomb’ and Mickey Mouse shaped pizza are driving strong demand for cheese in Asia. Nick Vanderkolk,…
How Fonterra plans to dominate the Chinese dairy market with 15,000 cows March 24, 2016 Other Fonterra announced its interim results for 2015, it predicted a possible upturn in dairy prices towards the end of 2016. Fonterra exports around…
US cuts its dairy export growth projections by half, blames aggressive EU production March 18, 2016 Dairy The US has cut its export growth projections for its dairy industry by 50%, from 6.5% to 3.7% according to its latest projections.…
New Zealand wades in to blame European farming supports for poor dairy prices February 27, 2016 Dairy New Zealand has waded into the war of words over who or what is to blame for low dairy prices. Last week Dairy…
Glanbia to pay €200m for another US sports nutrition business November 16, 2015 Agri-Business Glanbia plc has announced that it has agreed to acquire thinkThin, a US sports nutrition company for $217m (€202m). ThinkThin produces a range…
Asia rather than China alone will be a key driver for dairy exports November 15, 2015 Dairy China is no longer the focus of the export drive that has been put in place by the Irish dairy industry, according to…
Irish dairy exports down €55m in first 7 months of 2015 October 4, 2015 Dairy Irish dairy exports for the first seven months of 2015 are down on the corresponding period in 2014 by €55m, Central Statistics Office…
Dairy exports from Ireland to China are up 25% on last year – Coveney September 14, 2015 Agri-Business Dairy exports from Ireland to China are up 25% on last year, the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney has said. The Minister was…
EU exports to China grow, but at a slower rate (infant formula key product) August 3, 2015 Agri-Business In 2014, China’s demand for agri-food imports continued to increase, although at a lower rate (+3%) compared to growth rates registered in the…
EU remains the largest importer and exporter of agri-food in the world August 2, 2015 Agri-Business The EU is both the largest exporter and importer of agri-food products in the world, new figures from Europe show. EU28 exports reached…
10 products account for 50% of EU agri-food exports August 1, 2015 Agri-Business Just 10 product categories account for 48% of EU agri-food exports in 2014, new figures from the EU show. It means that approximately…
Irish exports up year-on-year 8%, dairy exports down 6.1% July 23, 2015 Agri-Business Exports in first five months of 2015 are up 18% to €44 billion on same period last year, the latest figures from the…
Irish butter exports to UK up almost 50% June 26, 2015 Dairy UK imports of Irish cheese were down for the first four months of 2015, but imports of Irish butter rose almost 50%. The…
China’s liquid milk imports grew 78% in 2014 April 22, 2015 Agri-Business Imports of liquid milk to China grew 78% year-on-year in 2014, reaching nearly a third of milk powder import volumes, according to latest…
Ornua plans to ‘stretch’ its Kerrygold brand across the world April 21, 2015 Agri-Business Kerrygold butter has been the flagship product for Ornua since its launch in Germany in 1973. While the brand was originally launched on…
Aurivo milk pool to grow by 25% April 2, 2015 Agri-Business Aurivo co-op expects its suppliers to increase production by approximately 25%, following the abolition of the milk quotas, according to its CEO Aaron Forde.…
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