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AGRI Committee MEPs call for truce with US on agri sanctions

January 20, 2021

The European Parliament Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI Committee) has called on the European Commission to call a truce and negotiate…

Biden administration ‘could bring relief to Irish agri-food sector’

January 12, 2021

Agri Politics

A change in administration in the US “presents an opportunity to reverse the trend of protectionism that has emerged in recent years in…

EU to hike tariffs on US agricultural produce

November 10, 2020

Agri Politics

The EU will increase tariffs on agricultural produce from the US from tomorrow (Wednesday, November 11), as part of a wider response to…

How did the biggest agricultural states vote in the US election?

November 5, 2020

Agri Politics

The race remains tight between Republican and current president of the US Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden as the election counts continue.…

Small fines ‘incentivise’ meat companies to continue endangering employees

September 15, 2020

Beef

The world’s largest meat producer JBS Foods has been fined for failing to provide protection for staff in its Colorado facility in the…

Trade disputes ‘generate no tangible benefits to the EU or the US’ – EDA

August 17, 2020

Agri Politics

The European Dairy Association (EDA) is one of 14 EU associations that has called for the EU and the US to “de-escalate the…

Winds topple US corn crops

August 11, 2020

Tillage

100mph winds have devastated some corn crops and farmland in the US. Corn crops were flattened and grain bins destroyed when a storm…

Ornua invests $10 million in US cheese facility expansion

July 15, 2020

Dairy

Irish dairy cooperative Ornua has announced a major expansion of its Ornua Ingredients North America division with a $10 (€8.75) million investment upgrading…

USDA to support US farmers with food purchase plans worth $470 million

May 8, 2020

Agri-Business

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has put in place supports for the US agricultural sector through the provision of a food…

US meat and poultry plants to remain open after Trump order

April 29, 2020

Agri-Business

US President Donald Trump has signed an order that will keep meat and poultry processing facilities open during the Covid-19 outbreak there. Commenting…

US ‘dangerously close’ to meat shortages as plants close

April 27, 2020

Beef

Meat processing and packing plant closures are leaving the US “dangerously close” to meat shortages as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak, according…

Kerry Group to invest $125 million in US food facility

March 11, 2020

Agri-Business

Kerry Group is to invest $125 million (€110 million) in its Rome facility in the US state of Georgia to create a new…

Bord Bia offers US consumers trip to Ireland in beef promotion campaign

March 2, 2020

Beef

Bord Bia has launched the first consumer promotion of Irish beef in the US, which will see consumers there given the chance of…

US authorities lift suspension on Brazilian beef imports

February 28, 2020

Beef

Authorities in the US have decided to lift a suspension on the import of raw, intact beef into the country from Brazil, after…

‘Experience of a lifetime’: Irish drivers wanted for combine crew…based in US

February 12, 2020

Rural Life

Young farmers and drivers are being encouraged to apply for “the experience of a lifetime” – to link up with a combine harvesting…

China lifts 30-month age restriction on US beef imports

January 23, 2020

Beef

China and the US have signed an agreement whereby the Asian country will remove the 30-month age limit for beef it imports from…

MEPs highlight concern over US tariff hike impact on EU agri sector

November 28, 2019

Agri Politics

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have expressed deep concerns over the collateral damage borne by EU agriculture and food sector due to a…

Largest milk processor in US files for bankruptcy

November 12, 2019

Dairy

Dean Foods, the milk processor in the US, has filed for bankruptcy in Texas, and is also in “advanced discussions” with Dairy Farmers…

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