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Agribusiness
Good news for Kerry deal to come from Frankfurt
Lorcan Roche Kelly
Borrowing costs are set to be cut further this week at the European Central Bank.
4 December 2024 News
How will Kerry Dairy Ireland pay the milk price suppliers expect?
Approval of the proposal would only be the start of the challenges for Kerry Co-op and KDI
27 November 2024 Management
Targeting costs at €3/kg MS at Dairy Day
There was huge interest in the cost of production session with Mike Bermingham and Laurence Shalloo at Dairy Day, writes Aidan Brennan.
Interest rates a killer for profitability
Speaking at the session on farm profitability, a Co Cork dairy farmer said that increased interest rates were cost that ate into profit in 2023.
27 November 2024 Dairy Day
ECB cuts interest rates by 0.25%
This is good news for corporates, but it is unclear if it will benefit farmers directly.
17 October 2024 News
Rapid drop in inflation means another interest rate cut is likely
The pace of price rises across the euro-area has slowed considerably in recent months.
16 October 2024 News
Grocery inflation ticked lower again in September
Latest Kantar survey shows grocery inflation eases to 2.7%.
14 October 2024 News
Grocery inflation remains at 2.8% for a second month
Latest data from Kantar shows the pace of price increases was unchanged to 1 September.
16 September 2024 News
European Central Bank lowers borrowing costs again
Farm investment decisions are more constrained by uncertainty than interest rates.
12 September 2024 News
Regular saving always pays
For farmers, the uneven nature of income can make saving more challenging, writes Lorcan Roche Kelly.
4 September 2024 Pensions & Savings
Small market for self-build mortgages in NI
With the small number of lenders for self-build mortgages being easily put off, the key advice is to start making enquiries as early as possible.
4 September 2024 Northern Ireland
Rates look likely to drop by 1.5% over next two years - AIB
Chris Nolan AIB agri advisor for Kilkenny, Tipperary and Waterford spoke about interest rates at IFA's farm finance meeting in Kilkenny recently.
4 September 2024 News