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Farmers will take majority control of Ireland’s largest dairy ingredients processor this week, following Glanbia Plc’s approval of the purchase of some 60% of its Dairy Ingredients Ireland company by Glanbia Co-op.

Dairy farmers want Glanbia to retain its current milk price until at least the end of March, according to IFA national dairy chairman Kevin Kiersey.

Cadbury the chocolate maker is spending £6m to change the way it displays its chocolate.

DAIRY equipment manufacturer, Dairymaster, has appointed Mark Sexton as technical manager to support the expanding dealer network and its increasing number of dairy farmer customers in Britain.

CO-OPS are holding back on a 2c per litre milk price increase due to farmers and keeping the profits for themselves, argues the ICMSA.

DAIRY farmers will soon be able to protect their milk prices from market volatility by locking their sales into an online futures trading service.

Nutritional and cheese group Glanbia in a trading statement issued today for the half year ended July 3 said it was on track for a "very strong" first half performance relative to 2009.

GLANBIA’S Food Ingredients Ireland business is worth about €150m if valued similarly to Wexford Creamery, where a partial buyout has been confirmed, according to Goodbody Stockbrokers.

WEST Cork exhibitor Seamus Lehane had a highly successful visit to Limerick Show, where he took both the young horse and filly championships.

DAIRY co-op leaders have been told they must lead the way towards the restructuring of their industry, worth almost €12 billion in total sales.

The FTSE 100 Index reached its highest point for almost three months today amid global signs that the worst of the global recession could be over.

The FTSE 100 Index drifted downwards today with little momentum for trading in the approach to the Christmas break.

The London market began the wind-down to Christmas today as the market drifted lower amid thin trading volumes.

A DAIRY forum is to be convened by Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Minister Brendan Smith.

DAIRY co-ops in Ireland were urged by their national umbrella body yesterday to step up efforts to streamline the industry.

DAIRY co-op leaders from Ireland, Denmark and Holland have called for an increase in milk quotas by up to 2% per annum from 2009 to 2014.

Share losses from blue-chip chocolate giant Cadbury Schweppes and banking majors failed to hold the London market back from the key 6000 barrier today.

Dairy Milk maker Cadbury Schweppes today said its share of the chocolate market suffered over Easter after it held back on price cuts.

DAIRY processors in Ireland have warned the current proposal on agriculture at the world trade talks will undermine their industry unless the European Commission takes a firmer stance in the negotiations.

THE late Billy Nagle, a native of Buttevant, Co Cork, who died last week, was a champion of the co-operative movement and a leading figure in Irish agri-business.

Confectionery and drinks giant Cadbury Schweppes today announced plans to cut its global workforce by around 15% – equivalent to around 7,500 jobs.

DAIRY co-ops have been accused by the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association of being distinctly slow in passing back long awaited price increases to milk suppliers.

DAIRY co-ops must look at increasing the price of milk paid to farmers, Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association president Jackie Cahill has insisted.