Agri-Business
Indonesia presents a "significant potential market" for dairy exports, Sinéad McPhillips, assistant secretary at DAFM has said.
Tillage
The Scotch Whisky Association has welcomed what it regards as the ‘transformational’ trade deal confirmed between the UK and India.
Agri Politics
Minister Heydon said that Ireland's opposition to the Mercosur trade deal 'is not going to swing the dial'
Micheál Martin has made a commitment to oppose the Mercosur deal and said that it makes 'no sense' to facilitate it in its current form
MEP Seán Kelly could be set to play a key role in any future discussions on a potential EU-Australia trade deal.
EU beef and sheep sectors are "under extreme pressure" due to the market access being given to other countries, an EU farm organisation said.
'The passing of CETA between the EU and Canada by the European Parliament this week is a devastating blow for Irish agriculture.'
The European Parliament's International Trade Committee today backed the EU- Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
Beef
A recent report published by the European Commission shows that beef will be the big loser if a series of future trade deals are passed through.
EU Member States are currently considering signing the FTA with Canada this month, but CETA is not the only deal the EU is working on.
Some 81% of farmers are worried about trade deals such as the TTIP, a Red C poll commissioned by the lobby group Uplift has revealed.
