All Ireland articles – Page 27
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Irish growers issue fair trade warning
Growers in the Irish Republic are paid €360 (£317) a tonne for potatoes - but when the potatoes reach the supermarket and are sold in 2.5kg bags, the effective price of the tonne increases to €1,600.
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Irish horticulture minister forced to quit
The Irish fresh produce industry has been shocked and saddened by the sudden resignation of horticulture minister Trevor Sargent.
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"Limited" aid for frost-hit Irish
Some state aid is to be provided for potato and other vegetable growers in the Irish Republic who were hard hit by the recent big freeze.
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Fight is on to save Irish research centre
A campaign is underway to try to prevent the closure of the Teagasc research and advisory centre at Kinsealy in north county Dublin, which has played a key role in the development of Irish horticulture for almost half a century.
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Irish unknown takes Morrisons top job
Morrisons has stunned the retail world by appointing a relative unknown as its new chief executive.
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Irish multiples in "daylight robbery" accusation
Multiples in the Irish Republic have been accused of “daylight robbery” in the discounted prices they pay producers, and the new president of the Irish Farmers’ Association has warned of widespread protests if returns are not improved.
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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.