N.Ireland
SMP demand to stabilise prices as peak milk production gets underway
Despite a predicted slight weakening in milk base prices in early 2018, demand for skimmed milk powder (SMP) could help...
SMP
Dairy
European Council changes the rules on SMP intervention price
Earlier today (Monday, January 29), the European Council moved to bring in a temporary change to the operation of the...
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Watch: Cork dairy farmer tracks nitrates in derogation
Watch how this Cork farmer manages and tracks nitrates in derogation using the Herdwatch app. The nitrates situation presents both...
Agri-Business
'We need to avoid buying in SMP stocks under intervention next year'
The European Commission needs to avoid buying in skimmed milk powder (SMP) stocks under intervention next year, without due market justification,...
Dairy
SMP intervention stocks may well remain at current levels
The European Commission is unlikely to sell much of its skimmed milk powder (SMP) stocks out of intervention before the...
Dairy
Steady as she goes for EU milk prices
European milk markets are expected to become more balanced in 2017, according to AHDB Dairy analysts. This will provide more...
Dairy
No SMP sold at third tender event - offers below minimum price set
Prices offered at the third skimmed milk powder (SMP) public intervention tender last week ranged from €155/100kg to €190/100kg. These were...
Dairy
China's dairy imports recovered 'substantially' in 2016
China’s dairy imports recovered substantially during 2016; however figures remain below 2014 levels, a year that saw speculation driving import...
Dairy
Dairy farmers to stage protest in Brussels later this month
European dairy farmers are to stage a day of action later this month in Brussels to demand a permanent crisis instrument...
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Watch: Proven fertility boost on Cork spring calving farm
A proven fertility boost has been demonstrated on the farm of Ben Ridgeway near Clonakilty, Co. Cork, where he milks...
Dairy
‘No sale’ on latest skimmed milk powder (SMP) tender
EU Member States have agreed on not selling skimmed milk powder (SMP) out of public intervention this week. This decision...
Dairy
Brussels manages to sell only 40t of its SMP stocks in first tender
The first sales of skimmed milk powder (SMP) from intervention resulted in just 40t of product being sold. A total...
Dairy
Decision to release SMP back onto the market 'extremely premature'
The decision by the European Commission to release 22,500t of skimmed milk powder (SMP) onto the market is extremely premature, according...
Dairy
Map: EU milk production fell in September, but remains up on the year-to-date
EU milk collections decreased by 3% in September 2016 compared to September 2015, the latest figures from the EU Milk...
Dairy
Over 20,000t of skimmed milk powder to be released from intervention stocks
A tender procedure to release the first amounts (22,500t) of skimmed milk powder (SMP) out of public intervention stocks will...
Dairy
EU milk production falls for a second consecutive month
EU milk production for July 2016 fell 1.4% on the corresponding month last year, the latest figures from the EU...
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Continued strong demand for land from farmers
There is a continued strong demand for land from farmers, according to agricultural development manager (south-east and midlands) at Bank...
Dairy
Here's how much milk powder is sitting in EU intervention stores
There was a steep drop in offers of skimmed milk powder (SMP) into the public intervention measure for the week...
Dairy
Offers of Irish butter to private storage jump as SMP volumes decline
Last week Ireland offered 2,119t of butter to private storage aid, the second highest amount the State has offered to...
Dairy
Slowdown in volumes of SMP being offered to intervention
There has been a drop in the volumes of skimmed milk powder (SMP) Member States are offering to the public...
Dairy
Offers of SMP to public intervention begin to stabilise
Quantities of skimmed milk powder (SMP) offered into the public intervention system have started to stabilise, the latest figures from...