All Ireland articles – Page 29
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ArticleIrish potatoes suffer in big freeze
Potato growers in the Irish Republic are facing financial ruin, according to the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), after what has been described as the worst weather for more than 50 years.
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ArticleFyffes outlines earnings target
Group expects 2009 earnings to be somewhere near top end of €18m-€22m targeted in September forecast
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Irish grower's anger over oil spray
An Irish grower claims his Christmas market was “wiped out” by an oil spray that contaminated crops in north county Dublin, the centre of the Republic’s horticulture industry.
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ArticleFyffes back on acquisition trail
Company watching for investment opportunities over the coming year, reveals chairman David McCann
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Carbon tax blow for Irish growers
Irish finance minister Brian Lenihan has delivered a far from festive present for the country’s growers in his pre-Christmas budget - a carbon tax.
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Irish growers defend Tesco
In an unusual development, a group of 25 Irish vegetable growers has issued a statement defending its relationship with Tesco against what it calls damaging “rumours and misleading accusations”.
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"Super dump" a blow to Irish growers
Irish growers have been dealt a fresh blow with the official go-ahead for a so-called super dump in the heart of their industry, right in the middle of horticulture minister Trevor Sargent’s constituency.
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Irish farming goes GM-free
Ireland last week adopted a genetically modified (GM) free policy with a ban on the cultivation of all GM plants.
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ArticleTesco in open-ended Irish deal
Tesco Ireland has agreed an open-ended deal with a group of vegetable growers in the Republic to buy 211,000kg of fresh produce a week at what are described as “above market” prices.
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Irish supply chain powwow set
Delegates representing Irish growers and their major retail customers in Ireland are being invited to a special conference to discuss the state of the industry and how the problems threatening it can best be tackled.
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Irish organics get promotional boost
Irish organic horticulture has been given a major boost with the announcement of a new promotional board.
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ArticleStable first half for Total Produce
The Irish company has announced that revenue grew slightly while group profit fell during the opening six months of the year
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ArticlePositive first-half results for Fyffes
The Ireland-based fresh produce group has reported on improved group revenue, profit and earnings for the first half of 2009
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Tesco to host Northern Irish show
Tesco is pledging its support to the Northern Irish market by launching a new consumer food and drink show next month.
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ArticleIrish respond to potato drop
An 11 per cent drop in the value and volume of potatoes sold on the Irish retail market is causing some concern to Bord Bia, the Republic’s food board.
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ArticleIrish pallet business opens
A new pallet box distribution company has been opened up in Dublin by an entrepreneur with a 35-year career in the business.
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Convincing consumers is the challenge
Fresh produce brands must offer something unique if they are to stand out as something for which the market will pay a premium
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ArticleIrish multiples issued warning
Multiples in the Irish Republic have been warned that excessive profit-taking will damage the country’s food industry, which supports 230,000 jobs.
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ArticleMixed news for Irish organics
Irish horticulture minister Trevor Sargent delivered mixed news to the Republic’s growers last week - a new board to promote organic produce, but the suspension of capital investment grants that encourage the switch from conventional farming.
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ArticleIreland backs ombud as farmers riot
The Irish horticulture minister Trevor Sargent has publicly backed calls for the appointment of a retail ombudsman, and the introduction a code of practice, to protect producers from an abuse of power by the “intimidating” multiples.