Organisation: Irish Dairy Board

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Dairy outlook set to improve by early 2017 says Ornua chief
Dairy outlook set to improve by early 2017 says Ornua chief

Farmers can hope to see milk prices improve in early 2017, by which time Ireland will have increased dairy sales into China, Africa, and the Middle East, says Ornua chief executive Kevin Lane.

Thu, 21 Apr, 2016

Stephen Cadogan: Ornua first to the rescue as crisis deepens on dairy farms
Stephen Cadogan: Ornua first to the rescue as crisis deepens on dairy farms

Ornua brought badly needed respite for dairy farmers this week, with their suspension of a milk levy from May 1 adding nearly €6 million to dairy farm incomes in 2016, helping farmers get through the unprecedented global milk price slump.

Thu, 14 Apr, 2016

Protest bid to stop Ornua’s new butter packing facility to Cork
Protest bid to stop Ornua’s new butter packing facility to Cork

Ornua’s new butter packing facility in Mitchelstown is in the midst of a storm of protest by a Co Sligo action group trying to save more than 20 jobs at the Aurivo Co-Operative plant in Achonry.

Thu, 24 Mar, 2016

€15m windfall from Ornua for Irish milk processors
€15m windfall from Ornua for Irish milk processors
A €15m windfall for Ireland’s dairy processors follows Ornua’s recent successful disposal of DPI Specialty Foods.

Thu, 14 Jan, 2016

Experienced Denis Cregan is Ornua’s first ever non-executive director
Experienced Denis Cregan is Ornua’s first ever non-executive director
Former Kerry Group executive Denis Cregan has been named as the first independent non–executive director of Ornua, the Home of Irish Dairy.

Mon, 16 Nov, 2015

Dairy applauds top performers
Dairy applauds top performers
Eight of the 13 farm families in contention for tomorrow’s prestigious Dairy Farmer of the Year award are from Munster and five of them are in Cork.

Mon, 19 Oct, 2015

Aid co-financing raised at dairy forum
Co-ops have warned that extraordinary measures are needed to help the dairy industry, hit by a market slump in a period of high investment and expansion.

Thu, 01 Oct, 2015

Irish No 3 for US butter sales
Irish No 3 for US butter sales
Ornua Foods North America has predicted sales volume growth of over 30% in 2015, after strong growth in their butter and cheese business.

Thu, 17 Sep, 2015

Ornua’s Spanish base to develop products for EU customers
Ornua’s Spanish base to develop products for EU customers
A new research and development centre opened by Ornua at its Ingredientes Espana headquarters is focused on increasing the company’s business scale in the southern European market through customer-led innovation.

Mon, 14 Sep, 2015

Irish could be hit by UK dairy product label move
Irish could be hit by UK dairy product label move
Irish exports could be hit as Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss moves to clearly label cheese and butter in shop displays as British, to make it easier for customers to support the UK’s struggling dairy farmers.

Thu, 20 Aug, 2015

Ornua prepared for dairy surge
Ornua prepared for dairy surge
Ray Ryan learns why newly rebranded Ornua is optimistic about the future for Irish dairy exports across a range of expanding markets.

Mon, 15 Jun, 2015

Carbery reports steady returns
Carbery reports steady returns

Carbery has delivered earnings of €27.2m to its shareholders in 2014, up 1.9%, while profits dipped slightly versus 2013.

Thu, 30 Apr, 2015

Ornua targets €3bn in sales
Ornua targets €3bn in sales

Kerrygold exporter Ornua has just finalised a five-year plan that sets a goal of €3bn for Irish dairy sales.

Wed, 22 Apr, 2015

Profits up at Kerrygold firm
Profits up at Kerrygold firm

Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products today announced a 23% rise in profit before tax in 2014.

Tue, 21 Apr, 2015

30.5c a litre for Glanbia’s 30% milk pool
30.5c a litre for Glanbia’s 30% milk pool
Glanbia Co-op moved this week to hold the manufacturing milk price for March supplies at the current 30.5 cent per litre including VAT — despite Glanbia Ingredients Ireland (GII) reducing the base milk price by 1c, to 29.5c. GII cited current weakness in global dairy prices.

Thu, 16 Apr, 2015

Irish Dairy Board unveils ‘Ornua’ as new global identity
Irish Dairy Board unveils ‘Ornua’ as new global identity
Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products, the Irish Dairy Board, has unveiled its new global corporate identity, Ornua — The Home of Irish Dairy.

Mon, 13 Apr, 2015

Dairygold delivers €27m profit
Dairygold delivers €27m profit
Dairygold’s €27.2m operating profit for 2014 is a virtual carbon copy of the co-op’s 2013 results, achieved in a year of marked global milk price volatility and despite investing €50m in expanding its processing facilities.

Thu, 02 Apr, 2015

GDT slump damper for dairy farm freedom
GDT slump damper for dairy farm freedom
Weakening world dairy markets greeted the EU’s removal of milk quotas yesterday.

Thu, 02 Apr, 2015

New corporate identity for dairy exports
New corporate identity for dairy exports
The Irish Dairy Board has unveiled a new global corporate identity, Ornua — The Home of Irish Dairy.

Wed, 01 Apr, 2015

Board signals milk price gain
Board signals milk price gain
Positive dairy market signals continue, with the Irish Dairy Board raising its Purchase Price Index from 93 to 97.5 for February.

Thu, 12 Mar, 2015

EU’s €347bn co-op business
EU’s €347bn co-op business
The Bay Wa farm supply group in Germany continues to lead the EU’s agricultural co-ops, with 2013 turnover of €15,957m.

Thu, 12 Mar, 2015

Irish Dairy Board rebrands corporate arm as Ornua
Irish Dairy Board rebrands corporate arm as Ornua
Ornua has been unveiled as the new corporate identity of the Irish Dairy Board, the body which markets the overseas sales of Kerrygold and related Irish dairy brands.

Tue, 24 Feb, 2015

IFA asks co-ops to maintain January, February milk prices
IFA asks co-ops to maintain January, February milk prices
Dairy prices continued to rise in this week’s Global Dairy Trade auction — and Australia & New Zealand Bank predicts they could advance 10-15% extra on top of this week’s 10.1%, due to the global milk supply growth returning to 1.9%.

Thu, 19 Feb, 2015

IFA urges dairy co-ops to hold the line on spring milk prices
IFA urges dairy co-ops to hold the line on spring milk prices
The IFA is urging dairy co-ops to respond to recovery in overseas markets by holding their January and February milk prices.

Mon, 16 Feb, 2015

Dairy co-op and supplier relationships post-2015
Dairy co-op and supplier relationships post-2015
All the on-farm and industry planning for the end of quotas had not foreseen the unfortunate coincidence of a major global market shock — and it is a coincidence.

Mon, 02 Feb, 2015

Dairygold capital spend is excessive — here are the correct figures
Dairygold capital spend is excessive — here are the correct figures

It was interesting to read about the new study proposing Cork as a dairy centre hub creating 4,000 jobs (Irish Examiner, January 21).

Thu, 29 Jan, 2015

Irish Dairy Board says brighter times will follow tough year
Irish Dairy Board says brighter times will follow tough year
Dairy farming is facing a very difficult year, but the medium to long-term prospects are positive, according to the Irish Dairy Board chairman Aaron Forde.

Mon, 26 Jan, 2015

Dairy Board pays suppliers €11m bonus
Dairy Board pays suppliers €11m bonus
Co-ops which sell dairy products through the Irish Dairy Board can look forward to the Board paying a record bonus for 2014 of €11 million, up 12% year-on-year.

Thu, 22 Jan, 2015

Dairy focused on input costs
Dairy focused on input costs
Irish farmers depend on low production costs to stay in the race, suggests Stephen Cadogan.

Thu, 22 Jan, 2015

Farmers suffer in ‘cruel’ milk price cycle
Farmers suffer in ‘cruel’ milk price cycle
ICOS has called for structures to allow farmers and co-ops deal with “cruel” milk price cycles, as sinking butter and skim milk powder markets across Europe pointed to milk prices of just over 21.5c per litre.

Thu, 15 Jan, 2015

IDB buys German wing of Dairygold
IDB buys German wing of Dairygold
The Irish Dairy Board has acquired the trade and assets of Dairygold’s niche European retail cheese business in Germany.

Fri, 09 Jan, 2015

It is absurd to end milk quota system
It is absurd to end milk quota system

Teagasc and the Irish Dairy Board have predicted a milk price drop of up to 40% in 2015 because of an oversupply of milk in the world. 

Thu, 11 Dec, 2014

Food producers told to focus on the long-term
Food producers told to focus on the long-term
Food producers should focus on the long- term certainty of demand for food rather than short-term price volatility, an Irish Dairy Board economist has said.

Tue, 09 Dec, 2014

Farmers can’t be only ones to shoulder milk volatility
Farmers can’t be only ones to shoulder milk volatility
Farmers are facing a challenging year as we transition out of quotas: Low prices, superlevy fines, and tax liabilities will play havoc with their cash flow.

Mon, 08 Dec, 2014

Farmers advised to ‘fix‘ milk prices
Farmers advised to ‘fix‘ milk prices
The Irish Dairy Board expects to return 24-26 cent per litre milk price equivalent to processors for the first half of 2015.

Thu, 04 Dec, 2014

Bright future for milk producers as April sees quotas abolished
Bright future for milk producers as April sees quotas abolished
There is a bright future for Irish milk producers when quotas are abolished in April 2015. 

Thu, 04 Dec, 2014

Dairy market volatility: Can we hedge our bets to protect Irish farmers?
Dairy market volatility: Can we hedge our bets to protect Irish farmers?
Dairy market volatility has been at the back of most farmer’s minds over the last couple of years. But it was probably quite far back — right behind expansion plans, capital expenditure, cow numbers, grass management, and all the day-to-day stuff they have to deal with as a business.

Mon, 01 Dec, 2014

Pickets won’t resolve issues in meat sector
Pickets won’t resolve issues in meat sector

The stand-off between farming organisations and the beef industry in recent weeks has been an interesting spectacle. Behind the headlines there are a number of uncomfortable truths and it will require much more than pickets to change them.

Wed, 19 Nov, 2014

Dairy sector sets clock for ‘countdown to abolition’
Dairy sector sets clock for ‘countdown to abolition’
Dairy sector stakeholders will gain insights on Ireland’s progress into new overseas markets at the National Dairy Conference next Wednesday in Dublin.

Thu, 13 Nov, 2014

UK protests target imports of Irish cheese
UK protests target imports of Irish cheese
Dairy farmers in the UK have targeted Irish cheese in their campaign against falling milk prices.

Thu, 13 Nov, 2014

Now may be time to act cautiously
Now may be time to act cautiously

Future of farming

Wed, 29 Oct, 2014

Dwans take top dairy prize
Dwans take top dairy prize
Tipperary people have always prided themselves as being from the home of hurling, but they have now enhanced another of the county’s long established reputations for having some of the best land in Ireland for producing quality milk.

Mon, 27 Oct, 2014

Boyds have a repeat of their great 1-2 success in Northern Ireland
Boyds have a repeat of their great 1-2 success in Northern Ireland
The National Dairy Show drew herds of people to Millstreet to look at 240 of the best looking cows.

Thu, 23 Oct, 2014

Dairy Ireland conference will look at where industry will be in 2025
Dairy Ireland conference will look at where industry will be in 2025
Key dairy industry stakeholders will come together in Clonmel next Thursday for Dairy Ireland’s annual conference.

Fri, 10 Oct, 2014

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