Agri-Business
Tánaiste Simon Harris has raised the issue of Irish beef exports to China during a meeting with the Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi.
Beef
Ensuring trade of Irish beef to China resumes "as soon as possible" will be "a priority" for MII, according to MII director, Dale Crammond.
DAFM has today (Tuesday, November 7) confirmed that beef exports to China have been suspended after tests confirmed a case of atypical BSE.
The first consignment of Irish beef to be exported to China in over 3 years has arrived in Shanghai today, Tuesday, April 18.
Irish beef is expected to be on route to China within the coming few weeks, following the China lifting the suspension on Irish beef imports.
A major UK marketing campaign placing grass-fed Irish beef in the spotlight is being launched by Bord Bia this autumn.
There may be "opportunities for import substitution" in the UK post-Brexit, including the displacement of Irish beef, according to a minister.
The Egyptian beef market reopened to Irish exports in January after a 17-year gap -- but since then, it's been bad news
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has welcomed the free trade agreement signed between the EU and Japan this morning, July 6.
France continues to remain a key market for Irish beef with exports expected to reach 47,000t in 2016, according to Bord Bia.
The volume of Irish beef sold into the UK marketplace declined by 20% in July, recent figures from the AHDB show.
Irish beef exports to the UK fell by 7.5% during the first two months of 2016, recent figures from the Livestock and Meat Commission show.
London Mayor and pro Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson said recently the UK leaving the EU would be like a prisoner escaping jail.
Between 2004 and 2014, 4kg out of every 5kg of chilled Irish beef was exported to just four western European countries annually.
Ireland needs more markets for its Irish beef and lamb exports, according to Meat Industry Ireland, which says the US and China are key target markets.
In spite of a disappointing 2015, Irish beef exports to the US could still reach the €100m mark in the foreseeable future, according to Bord Bia.
The Irish beef industry needs a 'policeman' to regulate it and ensure agreements are kept, according to the IFA Livestock Chairman Henry Burns.
Irish beef exports to the US last year were worth approximately €11m according to the latest figures from the Department of Agriculture.
The Irish beef demanded from Irish processors by retail customers in the UK tends to be for their standard ranges.
Tighter supermarket specifications are having a big impact on the beef industry in the UK, according to Robert Forster.
