N.Ireland
BSE Negligible Risk Status for Northern Ireland should boost returns - LMC
Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) Chief Executive Ian Stevenson has welcomed the attainment of BSE Negligible Risk Status for Northern...
Exports
Sheep
Poor summer sees a carryover of hoggets in Northern Ireland
The total number of sheep slaughtered in Northern Ireland during 2017 to date is up 4% on the corresponding period...
EU
US and China drive value of EU agri-food exports to record high in 2016
The annual value of EU agri-food exports in 2016 reached a new record level with total exports reaching €130.7 billion,...
Beef
France receives clearance to export beef to the US market
France has become the fourth EU Member State to gain clearance to export beef to the US market. In January...
Other
'20-year EU ban on US beef has been in effect far too long'
There is no doubt that US beef products are safe and the 20-year EU ban [on US beef] has been...
Sheep
Irish sheepmeat exports to France and UK climb
The volume of Irish sheepmeat exported to both the UK and France climbed during the first three quarters of 2016,...
Pig/Poultry
High supply and slowing imports leaves pork prices under pressure - Rabobank
Global pork prices will be under pressure due to an abundant supply and looming slaughter capacity constraints in the US,...
Beef
China renews beef trade deal with Argentina, despite antibiotic contamination scare
China and Argentina renewed their beef trade deal in late July, despite a shipment of 11,000t of Argentinian beef having...
Pig/Poultry
China to increase pork imports by 30% in 2016 - Rabobank
China is expected to increase its pork imports by 30% this year in order to cover the supply gap in...
EU
EU extends economic sanctions against Russia
The Council of the European Union has today announced that it is to extend its economic sanctions on Russia until June...
Dairy
Russia to table proposals on extending EU food embargo
Following requests from the Russian agriculture industry, the Prime Minister of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev has asked for the Russian government...
Sheep
Irish sheepmeat exports to the UK up 25.5% in the first three months of 2016 - LMC
The volume of Irish sheepmeat exported to the UK has jumped 25.5% during the first three months of 2016, recent...
Pig/Poultry
Chinese pork imports surge in the first quarter of 2016
China doubled the its pork imports for the month of March to 114,700t compared to the corresponding month in 2015,...
World News
Chinese dairy imports hit by online retailer clampdown
Efforts to crack down on China’s cross-border online selling platforms has led to confusion in the trade of dairy products...
Dairy
Irish dairy exports to the UK slump at the worst possbile time
Exports to Britain of key Irish dairy products slumped in the first two months of the year, according to latest...
EU
Pork and vegetables drive EU agri-food exports up in January
EU agri-food exports rose slightly in January compared to January 2015 to €9.3 billion, according to the latest monthly statistical report...
Agri-Business
Food and live animal exports up 8% on January 2015
Exports of food and live animals in January 2016 increased by €52m (+8%) to €705m when compared January 2015, the latest...
Beef
Narrowing of beef price to have little impact on cross-border trade – LMC
The narrowing of the Irish and Northern Irish beef price will have little impact on the cross-border beef trade, according...
