Risks, Resilience and the Road Ahead in the Agriculture & Food Manufacturing sector

About this episode

The episode discusses the current state and future outlook of Ireland's agriculture and food manufacturing sector.

Join Jane Kavanagh from AIB’s Corporate Treasury desk, AIB Chief Economist David McNamara, Donal Whelton, Head of Agriculture & Food Manufacturing with AIB Business Banking, and Patrick Higgins, Head of Consumer Research, Food & Beverage at Goodbody, for this edition of AIB Market Talk focusing on Ireland’s agriculture and food manufacturing sector. In this episode, the panel discusses: How the agriculture and food manufacturing sector entered 2026 from a position of financial strengt...

People in this episode

Host: Jane Kavanagh

Guests: David McNamara, Donal Whelton, Patrick Higgins

Topics covered

• Agriculture
• Food Manufacturing
• Financial Strength
• Economic Outlook
• Market Trends

Keywords

• financial strength
• 2026
• economic resilience
• market challenges
• food sector trends

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Ireland

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