Sheep
Shipments of sheepmeat to France from Ireland were down 10% at 7,600t in the first six months of 2015, according to AHDB.
Beef
French beef and veal imports fell by 4% in the first six months of 2015, with lower shipments from Ireland, Germany and Italy, AHDB said.n
Tillage
French wheat production is set to top 40 million tonnes, according to state body FranceAgriMer.
The ongoing pressure of french protests for french retailers to stock only french produce is escalating, according to a spokesperson for ABP.
UK lamb prices recently hit their lowest level since early 2013 and are at their lowest for the time of year for six years, according to AHDB.
Agri Politics
The immigrant crisis in the French port of Calais coupled with continued 'militant' French farmer protest is creating huge difficulties for Irish hauliers
Over the past week French farmers have blockaded roads, set pyres of tyres on fire and set pigs lose in supermarkets in protest of the low prices they are receiving for their produce.
Up to 1,000 French farmers today (July 27) set up roadblocks blocking food imports from Germany and Spain.
UK farmers today (July 24) staged a rolling tractor road block on the A50 in Staffordshire, UK, in protest about falling milk and lamb prices.
Imports of sheepmeat to France in the first five months of 2015 are now 8% lower than year earlier levels at 38,500t, AHDB says.
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A significant number of retailers in France have suspended purchases of imported meats in the wake of large farmer demonstrations over poor farmgate prices.
Agri-Business
Liffey Meats has confirmed that it has taken a majority shareholding of the french meat processor Chiron Viandes.
French farmers have caused total gridlock in northwestern France, by blocking the roads with their tractors and machinery in protest against the low prices they are receiving for their produce.
Irish sheepmeat exports to France fell by 14% in April, according to the ADHB.
France's Parliament has voted unanimously in favour to ban food waste from large supermarkets by outlawing the destruction of unsold edible food, France Info reports.
French imports of sheep meat from Ireland fell by 5% in the first quarter, according to EBLEX.
Bord Bia says that reports that France will import 11% less beef and veal in 2015, due to increased beef production, should not affect Irish beef exports
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Ireland’s dependence on the British and French markets for sheepmeat exports has fallen 22% since 2009, according to Bord Bia figures.
France is Ireland's second largest export market and this was recognised by Tom Hayes, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture.
The beef trade has shown improvement across our key export markets as consumers are increasing purchases ahead of the upcoming festive period - Bord Bia
French farmers staged what they called a 'Grand Mobilisation' today protesting across France due to poor prices for there produce.
