From. Farming Independent
A massive surge in input prices will seriously erode cereal growers' margins this year.
While profits from the sector are expected to remain strong, returns from winter wheat could be back by as much as €200/ha on 2007, with those from spring barley down around €160/ha.
A combination of higher overall costs [...]
Sales of Irish seafood top €800 million
Published: 18 January, 2008
Jason Whooley
AN Bord Iascaigh Mhara, the Irish Sea Fisheries Board, today issued its end-of-year statement of review for the Irish seafood industry, which shows that, despite another challenging year, 2007 saw demand increase for quality Irish seafood, with estimated total sales worth €803 million, up 6% [...]
The Irish government is investing EUR 5.2 million in marine functional food research under its Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation 2006-2013 (SSTI) and the Food Institutional Research Measure (FIRM). The new multidisciplinary Marine Functional Food Research Initiative (MFFRI), involving five universities on both sides of the Irish border, will be coordinated by the Irish [...]
