Sheep
The fall-off in lamb numbers and growing consumer awareness of the costs required to produce high quality meat will drive sheep trade
Agri Politics
MEP for Ireland South Seán Kelly has called on the European Commission to relaunch negotiations with Australia on a Free Trade Agreement
Beef
Meat Industry Ireland today (Friday, January 17) voiced its strong opposition to the recently agreed Mercosur Trade Agreement.
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has said the Irish Government...
Agri-Business
The EU Commission said EU exports to New Zealand could grow by up to €4.5 billion annually as a new trade agreement enters into force today.
The free trade agreement between the EU and New Zealand will enter into force on May 1, 2024, Commissioner Wojciechowski said.
A study assessing the potential impact of 10 free trade agreements (FTAs) - recently concluded or...
Negotiations between Australia and the EU during a summit of trade ministers of the G7 nations in Osaka, Japan have stalled.
An Australian farm organisation has expressed concern over the current negotiations between the country's government and the EU.
The ICSA has described a new trade deal between the EU and New Zealand as "another blow for sheep farmers".
The EU and New Zealand have today signed their free trade agreement (FTA) which aims to increase bilateral trade by 30% within a decade.
Scotland and Northern Ireland's Rural Affairs Ministers have written to Westminster with "significant concerns" over Free Trade negotiations.
As a small, open economy with a limited home market, Irish producers will benefit more from FTAs than producers in large countries.
The future of negotiations between the UK and EU remains unclear, after the UK's chief negotiator wrote to his EU counterpart last week.
The immediate viability of Irish farming depends on concluding a free trade deal with the UK following Brexit, according to the ICMSA.
Leaders from the European Union and Japan today formally signed off on the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).
The UK's strategy on Brexit is not good news for the Irish agri-food sector, according to Professor Alan Matthews from the Department of Economics at Trinity College Dublin.
The prospect of a hard Brexit will have serious consequences for Ireland’s beef industry.
European Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan has completed his 'diplomatic offensive' in Central America to try open up new markets for EU agri-food products.
The EU and New Zealand have started the process for negotiations to achieve a deep and comprehensive high-quality Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
