Agri-Business
Food prices are estimated to have risen by more than 4% since last year according to the latest data released by the CSO.
The EU Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) for Ireland estimates that food prices have increased by 0.5% in the last month.
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has released an analysis revealing huge hidden costs
Farmer respondents have singled out what they see as the biggest threat to farming in Ireland in the ‘state of the nation survey’.
Extreme weather in the British Isles this year will see food prices soar, according to one UK economic analysis firm.
N.Ireland
UFU is calling on retailers in Northern Ireland to pay realistic prices for all for the food that is produced on their doorstep.
Agri Politics
A drop in dairy product prices and vegetable oils has driven world food commodity prices to their lowest July value in six years.
Sales volume increased 0.5% in UK supermarkets for the sixth consecutive month, however sales value fell 0.5%, according to a report by Nielsen.
Major food commodity prices hit a six-year low in May as cereal prices fell substantially even though this year's harvest looks favourable, the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) says.
The FAO Food Price Index continued to decline in January, averaging 182.7 points for the month, or 1.9% below its December 2014 level.
The UN's Food and Agriculture Organisations's (FAO) monthly Food Price Index declined in December after three months of stability.
