While Irish butter exports to the US continued to grow and demand from the Middle East increased, the Irish Food Board recorded a decline in dairy exports across all key regions in 2023.
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) has warned that this year’s milk price cuts would have ‘a very serious impact’ on the wider rural economy in 2023 and into next year.
John Jordan, the chief executive of dairy co-operative Ornua, is set to step down after agreeing to take up a COO role at a US-based private equity firm.
The ceo of the Irish Dairy Board (IDB) has stressed the importance of Britain as a base from which to further the growth of the Irish dairy sector and build new ‘routes to market’.
Increasing production scale for Irish dairy farms is key to boosting the global competitive position of the industry, according to a new study by the Irish food authority.
Rising commodity prices in the second half of 2006 helped the Irish
Dairy Board to a five per cent sales rise for the year, but
producers warn they are not reaping the benefits.
Irish dairy co-operative, Dairygold, has pledged to fight any court
action brought against it in Wales over the closure of its cheese
packing plant in the country.
Irish dairy co-operative, Dairygold, has announced 500 jobs are to
be lost from its work-force of 3000. The company says that heavy
financial losses in the year has led to the large cull in jobs, and
in the near future more jobs are...
