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What challenges are facing Irish meat exports to South Korea?

June 12, 2019

From Seoul, South Korea A lack of awareness among Korean meat buyers of Irish origin pork was highlighted as one of the key…

Pigmeat: Market diversification highlighted in confronting price volatility

May 10, 2018

Pig/Poultry

Price volatility has been a significant challenge for the pigmeat sector, according to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed. Developments…

EU-Mexico trade deal to ‘bear fruit’ for Irish dairy, pigmeat and poultry

April 24, 2018

Dairy

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed has welcomed the joint statement by the EU and Mexico to the effect…

Hopes for pig price boost in the wake of US-China trade dispute

April 3, 2018

Pig/Poultry

There are hopes that a pig price boost could be on the cards for Irish pig producers in the wake of growing tension…

‘China to remain a key market for Irish pigmeat in 2017’

January 13, 2017

Pig/Poultry

China will remain a key market for Irish pigmeat exports in 2017, according to Bord Bia, but much of the demand will depend…

Meat industry targets €200m export growth for pigmeat sector

November 10, 2016

Pig/Poultry

Meat Industry Ireland (MII) has set out a list of targets for the Irish pigmeat sector in its Pigmeat Policy document, which includes a…

Pigmeat and infant formula drive increase in EU agri-food export values

October 24, 2016

Increases in the export value of pigmeat and infant formula have helped drive August EU agri-food export values up compared to the same period…

Ireland notifies Commission of intention to mandatory label certain meats

October 17, 2016

Pig/Poultry

The Government has notified the European Commission of its intention to adopt national measures to cover mandatory origin labelling of fresh, chilled and frozen…

Ireland produced 20,000t more meat in 2015 than it did in 2014

July 28, 2016

Beef

Ireland produced 1.3m tonnes of meat in 2015, a 20,000t increase in supply compared to 2014, new figures from the Central Statistics Office…

China to increase pork imports by 30% in 2016 – Rabobank

July 10, 2016

Pig/Poultry

China is expected to increase its pork imports by 30% this year in order to cover the supply gap in 2016, according to Chenjun…

Effects of Russian ban still keenly felt by farmers – Minister Creed

June 19, 2016

Pig/Poultry

The effects of the Russian ban on agriculture products are still being keenly felt by farmers, the Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed has…

‘Production cuts and credit tools needed to tackle EU agricultural crisis’

June 11, 2016

Dairy

EU-wide compulsory measures to reduce milk production, new legislative measures to tackle unfair trading practices and credit tools are needed to tackle the…

Chinese pork imports surge in the first quarter of 2016

April 28, 2016

Pig/Poultry

China doubled the its pork imports for the month of March to 114,700t compared to the corresponding month in 2015, AHDB Pork has…

Import demand in China to support global pork market recovery – Rabobank

April 23, 2016

Pig/Poultry

A supply shortage will continue to drive the pork import in demand in China, supporting the recovery of the global pork market, according…

Pig farmers still awaiting EU aid money, months after dairy farmers were paid

April 12, 2016

Pig/Poultry

Irish pig farmers are still waiting their share of the EU aid package money that was announced last year. The Minister for Agriculture…

EU pigmeat consumption rises in 2015

March 31, 2016

Pig/Poultry

Pigmeat consumption is on the rise in the European Union, with the average person consuming 40.9kg of pigmeat in 2015, figures from AHDB…

Coveney promises pig farmers will get EU aid payments ‘very shortly’

March 25, 2016

Pig/Poultry

Irish pig farmers are still awaiting their share of the EU dairy and pigmeat aid package monies that were announced several months ago.…

Video: Farmers spray hundreds of litres of milk in protest in Brussels

March 14, 2016

Farmers from across Europe were protesting today in Brussels as EU Agriculture Ministers met to try and come up with solutions to the ongoing…

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