Tillage
Exceptionally high EU sugar production in 2014/2015
2014/2015 has been confirmed to be an exceptional year for EU sugar production, according to the European Commission. It says...
Tillage
2014/2015 has been confirmed to be an exceptional year for EU sugar production, according to the European Commission. It says...
Agri Politics
Despite many commentators suggesting that meat consumption was negatively effected by the Europe wide recession in recent years. The European...
Beef
Irish exports of beef and veal to the UK in May 2015 were back 350t on the previous May (2014) after...
Agri-Business
Farmers, processors, retailers and consumers can have their say when it comes to country of origin labelling rules to non-prepacked meat,...
Agri Politics
Some €4 billion of EU money is spent every year policing farmers to ensure they obey a litany of complex EU...
Dairy
Despite lower milk prices, EU milk deliveries in 2015 are expected to be nearly 1% above 2014, according to the European...
Agri Politics
Discussions are continuing in Europe over the European Commission’s decision to fine Ireland €181m over land eligibility irregularities. In May...
Beef
For the first half of 2015, the EU cow trade has demonstrated some robustness on the back of firm demand...
Agri Politics
Luxembourg takes over the Presidency of the EU this month and will chair its first meeting of the Agriculture Council...
Beef
The Republic of Ireland has retained its fourth place on the EU deadweight cattle prices league table, the latest figures from...
Dairy
The world dairy market has adjusted to the Russian ban on imports of food products from the EU, says Ornua...
Dairy
The European Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan is living in an ‘ivory tower’ and is not recognising the economic pressures...
Agri Politics
Russia’s decision to extend its EU food import ban by a further 12 months will continue to damage the markets...
Agri Politics
Promoting the responsible use of antimicrobials and promoting the ‘One Health’ concept are part of the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe’s (FVE)...
Agri-Business
The euro continues to weaken against the US Dollar and Sterling in the face of the Greek crisis. In recent...
Beef
The average R3 heifer price in the Republic for the week ending June 14 2015 was 425.7c/kg, this was 30.1c/kg...
Agri-Business
The EU has agreed to extend its current package of economic sanctions against Russia until the middle of January 2016,...
Agri Politics
CAP simplification is a priority over the next five years for the EU Agricultural and Rural Development Commissioner Phil Hogan....