Ireland's egg industry declared Salmonella free
IRELAND - A regulatory effort to reduce Salmonella contamination throughout Ireland's food chain is beginning to pay off in the egg sector.

Consumer confidence in poultry meat remains high
IRELAND - Consumer confidence in poultry meat remains high in this country.

Poultry price hike despite flu outbreak
IRELAND - The price of poultry products is set to rise by 15 per cent in the coming weeks, according to the Irish Poultry Processors Association (IPPA).

Global Feed Company Announces 20% Increase in Revenues
IRELAND - Global animal health company Alltech announced its end-of-year results for 2006. Revenue for the year-end was $303 million, up 20% from 2005.

Irish Shoppers face chicken, drinks rises
IRELAND - There have been warnings from two separate industry groups that shoppers could face more price increases.

Safefood warning not to wash Christmas poultry
IRELAND - As part of its Christmas campaign, safefood issued food safety advice urging consumers NOT to wash their Christmas bird before placing it in the oven.

Coughlan Welcomes Generous Package of Measures for Farmers in Budget 2007
IRELAND - The Minister for Agriculture and Food, Mary Coughlan T.D., today welcomed the provisions in Budget 2007.

Irish group will look at help for poultry industry
IRELAND - An expert group is to be established in Ireland to look at the status of the poultry industry and the factors affecting it, including cheap imports.

Expert group to review ‘challenged’ poultry industry
IRELAND - An expert group is being brought together by the Government to guide the poultry industry through what Junior Agriculture Minister Brendan Smith described yesterday as a “particularly difficult juncture”.

Group to study Irish poultry industry
IRELAND - A group is to be set up to examine the issues facing the Irish poultry industry.

Irish Farmers spending 99% of time to earn 6% of income
IRELAND - The Teagasc farm income survey, which has shown that farmers are spending 99% of their time earning one twentieth on their income, highlights the Government’s failure to improve returns from our prime food produce, according to Fine Gael Agriculture...

Liquidator appointed to Limerick poultry plant
IRELAND - The High Court has appointed a provisional liquidator to Co Limerick poultry company Castlemahon Food Products.

Fears for County Limerick Processing Jobs
IRELAND - A meeting of the company`s committee has been taking place at the facility in Newcastlewest. A provisional liquidator has been appointed by the High Court to the Limerick poultry company.

Farm incomes only 73% of average industrial wage, says Teagasc
IRELAND - Farm incomes increased on average by 44.4 per cent in 2005 to €22,459 per farm, according to the Teagasc National Farm Survey. Average Family Farm Income was €15,557 in 2004.

Minister Smith Launches Financial Package For Poultry Producers
IRELAND - Mr Brendan Smith T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and Food, today announced a scheme of financial assistance for some sections of the poultry industry.

Food safety experts launch battle against E. coli bacteria
IRELAND - Food safety experts are meeting in Dublin, Ireland this week to discuss international standards they hope will cut back on the rising number of infections caused by the deadly enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) bacteria.