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Livestock slaughterings increase by 0.5% according to CSO

October 15, 2020

Livestock slaughterings in Ireland increased by 0.5% to 1.157 million tonnes in 2019, according to the latest data from the Central Statistics Office…

MEP outlines concerns: Agri concessions ‘top of agenda’ for NZ negotiators

July 10, 2020

Agri Politics

MEP for the Midlands-North West Chris MacManus asked the European Commission as to whether it is planning to allow increased beef imports from…

Creed not going to jump on ‘populist’ beef import ‘bandwagon’

May 6, 2020

Agri Politics

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed has warned that, as a country with a beef sector primarily dependent on exports,…

Call made for ‘immediate suspension’ of beef imports into EU

March 25, 2020

Beef

The Covid-19 pandemic represents a shock to the beef market “of a magnitude that requires immediate response by the European Commission”, according to…

€3 million of Polish beef imported to Ireland in 2019

November 29, 2019

Beef

According to figures from the Central Statistic Office (CSO), from January to September 2019, a total of 777t of fresh/chilled and frozen beef…

EU-US deal ‘another example of beef farmers being sacrificed’

August 4, 2019

Beef

Beef imports are seriously undermining EU and Irish beef prices – and the new EU-US “sweetheart deal” on beef imports will further undermine the…

EU and US sign agreement on imports of hormone-free beef

August 4, 2019

Beef

The EU and US have signed an agreement reviewing the functioning of an existing quota to import hormone-free beef into the EU. The…

Mercosur produce must comply 100% with EU standards – Commission

July 5, 2019

Beef

The EU is a global standards setter and will insist that all beef and other food products imported into Ireland under the EU-Mercosur…

Commissioner announces beef import quota under Mercosur deal

June 28, 2019

Beef

An increase in the volumes of beef imports at preferential rates has been agreed between the EU and Mercosur, European Commissioner for Agriculture…

Brexit: More important for UK to get special food deal with Spain than Ireland

July 18, 2017

Agri-Business

The UK would be better off securing a special trade deal on food with Spain than with Ireland, according to a leading British…

China and Chile ban Brazilian beef imports for now, following producer scandal

March 20, 2017

Beef

China has reportedly taken the decision to temporarily ban all beef imports from Brazil following the recent scandal. The Brazilian Agriculture Ministry confirmed…

‘Beef imported from Africa unlikely to meet Northern Irish farm standards’

October 12, 2016

Beef

There is a worrying level of beef being imported from Botswana in Africa, which is unlikely to meet Northern Irish farm standards, according…

Weak US Dollar results in US beef imports dropping 10% year-on-year

July 25, 2016

Beef

A weak US Dollar in May has resulted in a weakening of US beef imports for the month, with the latest USDA beef…

Poland exported 20% of all EU beef shipments between January and March

June 15, 2016

Beef

Poland was the largest exporter of beef from the European Union between January and March of this year, according to figures from the…

Beef imports may be off the cards for Mercosur deal

May 5, 2016

Beef

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) president Patrick Kent has intimated that the EU may have decided to remove beef imports from…

Chinese beef imports jump 60% on 2014 levels – Rabobank

April 4, 2016

Beef

China’s official beef imports surged by 60% year-on-year in 2015, according to Rabobank’s Beef Quarterly report. Despite a slowing economy, official beef imports continued to…