Agri-Business
FAO Food Price Index dips slightly but dairy bucks trend
The benchmark for world food commodity prices declined marginally in August, as decreases in quotations for sugar, meat and cereals...
Meat
Agri-Business
CSO: Export value of food and live animals down 8% in June
The value of Irish exports for food and live animals fell by 8% or €115 million in June 2024, to...
Beef
299 incidents at meat plants occurred in 2023
299 incidents were reported to the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) that occurred in meat processing plants in 2023. The...
Beef
China lifts suspension on five Australian meat processing plants
The Australian government has confirmed that China’s suspension of five meat processing establishments has been lifted with immediate effect. Eight...
Agri-Business
EU milk supply to remain stable, beef production to fall - report
EU milk supply is expected to remain stable in 2024, while beef production is set to drop, according to a...
Agri-Business
FAO Food Price Index: Meat and cereal prices rise in April
The benchmark for world food commodity prices edged higher in April, as rising meat prices and modest upticks for vegetable...
Beef
'Main output of livestock is animal-sourced food' - O'Mara
The main output of livestock in agriculture is animal-sourced food according to Teagasc director, Prof. Frank O’Mara. He recently addressed...
Agri-Business
CSO: €310m in food and live animal exports to GB in February
The value of total food and live animal exports to Great Britain (GB) in February 2024 was €310 million, according...
Agri-Business
EU urged to improve conditions for meat sector workers
The European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT) has concluded the EU-wide project #MeatTheStandards aimed at improving...
Beef
Meat prices in Ireland increased by 1.8% over 12-month period
Ireland reported a 1.8% increase in prices for meat in February 2024, compared with the same month last year, Eurostat...
Sheep
Cork butcher wins Irish Butchers’ Guild Easter lamb challenge
A Co. Cork butcher has emerged victorious in the annual Easter lamb display challenge, hosted by the Irish Butchers’ Guild...
N.Ireland
Meat and dairy predicted to perform well this Valentine’s Day
Beef steaks, cheese and desserts are predicted to perform well on Valentine’s Day (Wednesday, February 14) this year. Analysts from...
Agri-Business
MIT: Lab-grown meat one of the 'worst' tech failures of 2023
Lab-grown meat has been listed as one of the “worst technology failures” of 2023, according to a review assessment by...
Agri-Business
DAFM: Meat and bonemeal export derogation extended to 2025
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed to Agriland that a derogation allowing for the export...
Agri Politics
Italy bans lab-grown meat due to social and economic risks
Italy has become the first nation to ban lab-grown meat, in what the Italian Minister for Agriculture, Francesco Lollobrigida described...
Agri-Business
World Food Price Index falls in October - FAO
The global benchmark for food prices was down by 0.5% in October when compared to the previous month due to...
Agri-Business
FAO: Decline in dairy and meat prices offset by gains in sugar
The overall measure of international food commodity prices was broadly stable in September, with declines in quotations for vegetable oils,...
Beef
Meat purchased by 98.6% of Irish households in last 12 months
Meat was purchased by 98.6% of Irish households in the 52 weeks up to August this year, according to data...