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Agribusiness
US beef price hits factory margins
Phelim O'Neill
Farmers in the US are on the crest of a beef price wave, but it is being felt on factories' bottom line.
2 May 2024 News
US beef mince tests negative for bird flu
Some 30 samples of beef mince taken from retail outlets tested negative for the disease.
1 May 2024 Viewpoints
Kerrygold battles heat up in North America
Will the new CEO of Ornua, Conor Galvin, formerly CEO of Dairygold, have the same appetite for competing brands when he sits in the Ornua hot seat?
Market Digest: stories from around the world
Brief news snippets from Russia, Canada, Colombia and Australia.
1 May 2024 World
Jump in US beef imports forecast for 2024
United States Department of Agriculture revises beef import forecast upwards as production in the US declines. Phelim O'Neill reports.
26 April 2024 News
Agrifac expands into US market
As part of its ongoing expansion strategy, Dutch sprayer manufacturer Agrifac is opening a new branch in the United States.
18 April 2024 News
Focus on feed-efficient cattle, says US rancher
Jim Jensen from Wyoming made his views clear on cattle breeding during a visit to the Foyle finishing unit outside Cookstown.
17 April 2024 Northern Ireland
Self-propelled baler gaining popularity in the States
With a suckler and tillage enterprise alongside a machinery dealership, Peter Thomas Keaveney caught up with the Vanden Hoek family in South Dakota to find out about their self-propelled Vermeer baler
17 April 2024 Farm machinery
Glanbia acquires US flavour business for $300m
Company will pay a further $55m, depending on performance.
15 April 2024 News
Market Digest: stories from around the world
Brief news snippets from Indonesia, Brazil, United States and New Zealand.
3 April 2024 World
Factory inspections by Korea underway
Irish beef will be cleared for export to South Korea this week, subject to satisfactory inspections and agreement on veterinary certificate.
3 April 2024 News
Farm projects sought for US-Ireland research partnership
With an aim to support Irish, Northern Irish and American researchers to collaborate on projects important to agriculture, the 2024 call was announced by Minister Martin Heydon.
29 March 2024 News