Beef
ABP has some 25,000 cattle under contract through its Blade farming system in the UK.
UK and Irish beef prices continue to go in different directions with British prices up significantly in the past six weeks.
EU
Commissioner Hogan has announced a further series of measures aimed at simplifying the CAP with a view to easing the burden on and making life easier for both farmers and national authorities.
UK bosses of ABP and Dunbia appeared on front of UK Parliment's Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee this week over changes to the UK cattle grading system.
Farmers share of the retail beef price in the UK has improved in recent months, according to latest figures from the AHDB.
Dairy
One of New Zealand’s leading agri-tech companies, LIC Automation is launching its new Saber farm automation brand in the Irish market.
Agri-Business
Glanbia Ingredients Ireland (GII) has announced that Sean Molloy will take up an expanded role as Director of Strategy and Supply Development within the organisation.
The European Dairy Association has written to the EU ombudsman overdraft origin labelling plans for dairy products announced by a host of EU Member States.
Environmental groups are calling on the government to abolish the agricultural diesel subsidy.
The current mechanism of subsidising EU agriculture via grants and schemes could become a thing of the past.
ABP and Fane Valley have said that more effective and better-resourced Slaney in Ireland is needed to compete on international markets.
Following days of intense protest, French Processor Lactalis has agreed a milk price rise with its dairy farmer suppliers.
The proposed merger which would see ABP Food Group take a 50% stake in Slaney Foods has been notified the European Commission competition authorities.
European dairy processing giant FrieslandCampina has said that milk prices have bottomed out.
Last week saw another robust increase in beef prices across the board in Britain, according to latest reports from the AHDB.
The French Government has provided extra funding to incentivise its dairy farmers to cut milk production in the coming months.
Arable
Despite harvest troubles in many countries across Europe, the International Grains Council (IGC) is still forecasting a record world grain harvest this year.
The final cost of the Superlevy Instalment Scheme to the Government was €35.6m in 2015.
