N.Ireland
UK sheepmeat exports decline once again
The month of August followed a similar trend to what has been seen in relation to UK sheepmeat exports in...
Exports
Agri-Business
UK food and drink sales down by £2 billion
Sales of UK food and drink to non-EU countries were up 13%, accounting for 46.6% (£4.3 billion) of all UK...
Agri-Business
UK secures market access to Japan for exports of UK poultry meat
The UK has secured market access to Japan for imports of UK poultry meat – opening up new opportunities for...
Agri-Business
Dairy and whiskey sectors stress need to protect cross-border supply chains
Three associations representing the all-island Irish dairy and whiskey sectors in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland are...
Sheep
71% fall in UK imports of Irish sheepmeat in March
The UK recorded a drop of 71% year-on-year for March in the amount of sheepmeat imported from Ireland, the Agriculture...
N.Ireland
Shipments of Irish sheepmeat to the UK fall again
Similar to what was seen in January of this year, shipments of Irish sheepmeat to the UK have fallen once...
Sheep
56% decline in shipments of Irish sheepmeat to the UK in January 2021
Imports of Irish sheepmeat to the UK fell by 56% in January of this year, with overall imports of fresh...
Agri-Business
'Farmers must get up to speed with changes to import and export VAT'
Farmers and agri-businesses must get up to speed with changes to import and export VAT and duty obligations to avoid...
Agri-Business
Closure of Port of Dover and Channel Tunnel a 'disaster' for UK exports and haulage sector
New rules introduced by the French government which has suspended all traffic and exports entering from the UK, has thrown...
Agri-Business
No priority for British fresh food products at Kent ports - NFU
The Department for Transport (DfT) has confirmed that only day-old chicks and seafood will be given priority status for travelling...
Agri-Business
Grain price: Wheat bounces back a little
Grain markets began to move in a more positive direction this week. While the coronavirus is still affecting the market,...
Opinion
India is turning out to be a good news story for the UK’s sheep industry
The news that sheep meat exports will soon be making their way from the UK to India is to be...
Beef
EU live cattle exports expected to ‘weaken significantly’ in second half of 2018
The number of live cattle exported out of the EU during the first half of 2018 was 11% higher than...
N.Ireland
UK red meat exports surpass the £1.2 billion mark
UK red meat exports surpassed the £1.2 billion (€1.35 billion) mark in 2017, according to the latest figures from HM...
N.Ireland
Live export ban a 'non-starter' for NI industry
Banning the live export of farm animals would be “completely unworkable” for the farming industry, Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president Barclay...
N.Ireland
Live export ban a ‘non-starter’ for NI industry
Banning the live export of farm animals would be “completely unworkable” for the farming industry, Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president Barclay...
N.Ireland
'Fifth-quarter' products among pork exports off to China
Two pork processors in Northern Ireland are among a select few in the UK given the green light to ship...
Agri-Business
Former Dunbia boss sets up agri-food consultancy firm
A meat industry, heavy-weight who once directed one of the island’s largest meat firms, has ventured out on his own...
