Agri Politics
McConalogue meets UK counterpart on bilateral trade
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has met with his UK counterpart in London to discuss matters...
Agri-food trade
Tillage
'No agreement' on Ukraine grain exports after tense Polish meeting
There was no agreement reached on allowing grain exports from Ukraine into Poland following what appears to have been a...
CAP / Schemes
Forestry and trade on agenda in first agri ministers council of 2024
Trade in the agriculture sector, and forestry, are among the items up for discussion at the first meeting of the...
Agri-Business
DAFM recruits vets ahead of new UK agri-food export rules
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is recruiting and redeploying veterinary and technical resources ahead of new...
Agri-Business
EU agri-food trade hits record value in November
The value of EU agri-food trade reached a new record high in November 2022 of almost €37 billion, the EU...
Agri-Business
EU agri-food trade up by 14% reaching €31.4bn in April
EU Agri-food trade increased by 14% reaching a total value of €31.4 billion in April 2022 compared to last year,...
Agri-Business
FAO: Many countries 'vulnerable to trade shocks' in agri-food market
Many countries around the world remain vulnerable to trade shocks in the agri-food market, according to a new report from...
Agri-Business
Boosting agri-food trade to South Africa on EU agenda
EU officials, industry experts, MasterChef judge, Pete Goffe-Wood, and acclaimed chef, Katlego Mlambo are exploring the quality, safety and sustainability...
Environment
Research: Biodiversity loss has effect on global food markets
Biodiversity losses in countries with smaller, less-developed economies impact large, developed economies, according to a new study. Researchers from Trinity...
Agri-Business
EU agri-food exports to UK down €411m this year
The biggest decline in agri-food exports from January to July of this year was seen in those to the UK,...
Agri-Business
Value of EU agri-food exports to UK fell by €446m in first half of year
Despite a slow first quarter, the total value of EU agri-food trade for January to June of 2021 amounted to...
Agri-Business
EU imported 2.79m tonnes of organic agri-food in 2020
While the EU organic market grew overall, imports of organic agri-food products decreased slightly between 2019 and 2020. In 2020,...
Agri-Business
Agri-food trade surplus continues to increase
In January and February 2021, the value of EU agri-food exports totaled €28.5 billion (a decrease of 6% compared to...
Agri-Business
Start of 2021 sees decline in agri-food trade
The start of 2021 saw a decline in agri-food trade, with EU exports decreasing by 11% in January 2021 compared...