Dairy
Look inside the MV Alondra livestock-carrier, where 1,600 purebred Friesian heifers are currently on board and enroute to Algeria
Agri-Business
The world’s biggest integrated dairy farm and milk powder production facility is to be built in Algeria, in an investment worth US$3.5bn
Beef News
Emerald Isle Beef Producers has confirmed to Agriland that a container with 20t of Irish beef is currently travelling to Algeria.
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Farmers have offered 12,000 cattle as part of a potential deal between an Irish beef producer organisation and a group of Algerian buyers.
A group of Algerian cattle buyers are in Ireland seeking to secure thousands of cattle for export, the Emerald Isle Beef Producers said.
Irish exports to the Arab world reached record levels in 2022, having increased 23% in the first...
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Roundwood Park Livestock and Premium Livestock have cancelled its shipment of live cattle that was due to depart for Algeria this Friday.
Issues relating to a shipment of live cattle to Algeria "have been resolved", with the boatload now expected to depart on Friday, May 22.
The IFA is urging the minister to "personally intervene" on issues that have resulted in the cancellation of a cattle consignment to Algeria.
Agri Politics
Minister Creed must ensure that live exports to Algeria continue this week and beyond, according to the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA).
After waiting a number of weeks for payment for cattle shipped to Algeria in mid-April, affected farmers have now been paid in full.
The minister has welcomed confirmation that Roundwood Livestock Ltd has secured a contract to supply 12,000 live bulls and steers to Algeria.
A Department of Agriculture and Bord Bia trade mission to two countries in north Africa has come to a "successful conclusion".
Each day, 40 bulls and 80 sheep are slaughtered in a newly-constructed modern unit at the Algerian-based facility.
The news that authorities in Algeria have signed a certificate for the importation of Irish finished cattle has been welcomed by the ICMSA.
France is the chief exporter of live cattle to Algeria, accounting for approximately for 75%; this is followed by Spain at 23%.
Increased market access for live exports of Irish cattle has been agreed by the Algerian authorities on the trade mission to Algeria.
Algeria is Africa’s largest country with a population of 41 million people, with this figure expected to rise in the next 10 years.
In recent times, there has been a lot of optimism that the Algerian market will become a viable option for live Irish cattle.
Algeria and Egypt are not self-sufficient in dairy production and with a total population of 138 million people, both countries have a combined import requirement of 730,000t of dairy.
13 influential livestock buyers from Algeria and Egypt are being hosted by Bord Bia from today, the Irish food board has announced.
A consignment of 250 Angus-cross weanling bulls – sourced in Ireland – arrived in Algeria, yesterday, Thursday, November 21.
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