Irish food sector fears post-Brexit slide in sterling

Volatility in currency makes €5bn in food exports to UK significantly more expensive

Will the Celtic Cow follow the Celtic Tiger’s fate?

Coveney in the eye of a storm over crashing milk prices

New Zealand co-operative group Fonterra’s dairy prices plummet

Per kilogram of milk solids payout at its lowest since at least 2006

Synthetic dairy developer warns of over-production of milk in Ireland

Founder of biotech start-up says many of the major food co-operatives are silently backing the venture

Dairy sector facing fine of up to €80m for oversupply of milk

With Europe’s quota regime ending this month, farmers have been ramping up production

Lessons in dairy innovation from New Zealand

Challenges in the dairy sector must be met head-on – through innovation

Fonterra slashes milk payout forecast, full-year profits tumble

New Zealand dairy exporter says Russian ban on dairy imports will keep global prices volatile in coming months.

EU Chamber slams China’s competition policy

Overseas businesses push back against what they see as unfair antitrust enforcement by Beijing

US firms worried about China probes

Major US companies including Starbucks, Apple and McDonald’s, have come under intense scrutiny from China’s consumer watchdogs

Overseas firms fall foul of China probes

Beijing says crackdowns on foreign firms are aimed at stopping abuses, but critics allege China is using investigations to protect and bolster domestic firms

Overseas firms fall foul of antitrust inquiries

Microsoft in antitrust investigation in China

Offices in four cities raided by government investigators

Fonterra undeterred by earnings hit as it pushes further into China

World’s largest dairy exporter, reports 41% fall in first-half earnings after higher input costs and a lack of processing capacity hit margins

Danone lowers full-year forecasts

The company, which makes Activia yoghurt, said that like-for-like sales in its previously fast-growing baby nutrition unit fell 8.6 per cent in the third quarter after a recall sparked by what turned out to be a false alert