Full coverage: Agribusiness

The Currency was first to report on the overvaluation of the north-western agribusiness’s sports nutrition subsidiary My Goodness, and annual accounts have now confirmed an asset write-down. But there is much more to the co-op – and other options to sustain it into the future.

The head of global agribusiness Alltech finds himself hosting the first virtual edition of his company’s popular annual industry conference. He discusses how food production can navigate “the next normal”, and why his $3 billion firm remains private even as it enters new areas of digital technology and medicine.

Butter prices are down, farmers are getting less for their milk and cheese stocks are going into cold stores. But unlike other sectors, Ireland’s dairy industry is working as one and its businesses entered the crisis with strong balance sheets.

As a food and drinks business specialist with ifac and a council member of the Ireland China Business Association, Lorcan Bannon has spent some time speaking with industry experts in China to get a perspective on what Irish food and drinks businesses can expect post the initial surge of Covid-19.

Self Help Africa has secured a new multi-million EU contract to inject capital into private enterprises in the Zambian food value chain. Although most African agribusiness remains far from bankable, the organisation sees its role as “priming the pump”.

As Supermac’s joins McDonald’s in shutting up shop for the duration of the Covid-19 pandemic, Ireland’s beef industry is losing two major customers. But the real worry comes from expensive cuts piling up in cold stores.

The Irish-Swiss B2B frozen manufacturer has made progress addressing its debt problem, but cannot seem to address the excruciating demise of its North American division. Among the generalised stock market rout, its share price has taken another hammering.

The Tralee-based food technology giant saw its EBITDA top €1 billion for the first time last year, according to yesterday’s results. After missing out on a mega-merger three months ago, is it time for Kerry to concentrate on what it is best at?

Contemptuous of cheddar, but jealous of Irish rain: a new study by Bord Bia’s French counterpart assesses the performance of Ireland among the world’s top dairy exporters and holds some lessons for the industry here.

US chemical giant DuPont announced on Monday that it would merge its nutrition and biosciences division with International Flavours and Fragrances. Why was Kerry Group’s bid unsuccessful?