Beef
Farmers gathered outside the gates of Leinster House today to take part in a protest, led by the ICSA against the Mercosur deal.
N.Ireland
The UFU is calling for retailers across the UK to promote meat produced in NI after reports of Uruguayan meat being sold in ASDA.
Agri Politics
The impact of the Mercosur trade deal, between South American countries and the European Union...
The ICSA is calling on Ireland's MEPs and the government to outline a clear position on the proposal for an EU trade deal with the Mercosur countries
Agri-Business
Companies will have one more year to adapt to new EU deforestation rules, which ban the sale of products sourced from deforested land.
The value of dairy imports increased by 16.1% from €1.01 billion to €1.17 billion in the five-year period from 2019 to 2023.
The new European Parliament "must prioritise its own farmers" and ensure the viability of local beef producers, the ICSA has said.
The volume of beef being imported by the European Union (EU) from Brazil and other South American countries this year...............
The president of the ICMSA, Pat McCormack has hit out against the body representing EU spirits producers for supporting the Mercosur deal.
Ireland "cannot unilaterally depart" from rules on trade that allow other countries to sell beef into Ireland, the minister said.
The CSO has revised downwards the amount of beef imported into Ireland in the first three months of this year to 8,505t.
A TD is seeking urgent clarity from the Minister Charlie McConalogue and Bord Bia to establish why beef imports have hit almost 70,000t.
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association (ICSA) has called for more clarity on recent data on beef imports to Ireland.
Ireland imported 14,119t of beef in the first three months of this year, Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has said.
Almost 54,000t of beef was imported from other countries to the Republic of Ireland in 2022 with an estimated value of €183 million.
Livestock slaughterings in Ireland increased by 0.5% to 1.157 million tonnes in 2019, according to the latest data from the CSO.
MEP Chris MacManus asked the European Commission as to whether it is planning to allow increased beef imports from New Zealand.
Minister Creed has warned that Ireland "needs to be extremely careful" around the topic of beef imports into the country.
The Covid-19 pandemic represents a shock to the beef market "of a magnitude that requires immediate response by the European Commission".
According to figures from the CSO, from January to September 2019, a total of 777t of Polish beef - worth €3 million - was imported.
Beef imports are undermining prices - and the new EU-US "sweetheart deal" on beef imports will further undermine the sector, the IFA says.
The EU and US have signed an agreement reviewing the functioning of an existing quota to import hormone-free beef into the EU.
The EU will insist that all beef and other products comply 100% with the EU's food safety standards, according to the European Commission.
