Agri-Business
FAO: Global food imports to cost 2.2% more in 2024
The global food import bill is expected to increase by 2.2% from the previous year to more than $2 trillion...
imports
Agri-Business
Port of Liverpool welcomes UK’s largest maize shipment
The Port of Liverpool has welcomed the UK’s largest shipment of feed maize, reinforcing its critical role in supporting the...
Pig/Poultry
First half of 2024 sees lowest level of UK pork exports in 9 years
The first half of 2024 has seen the lowest level of UK pork exports in nine years, according to the...
Government
Dover needs £5m to help confiscate illegally imported meat - NPA
The National Pig Association (NPA) has said Dover Port Health Agency needs £4-5 million to properly resource its inspection teams...
N.Ireland
Protest in London addressed ‘fear over food security’- FFA
Representatives from Farmers For Action (FFA) in Northern Ireland travelled to London on Monday, March 25 to support Save British...
Sheep
UK sheepmeat imports from NZ and Australia total 37,900t in 2023
In 2023, UK sheepmeat imports totalled 37,900t from New Zealand (NZ) and Australia. According to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development...
Agri-Business
Brazil buys milk powder to support dairy farmers against imports
The government in Brazil is planning to buy milk powder at retail prices in a bid to support the country’s...
Agri-Business
Irish agri-food exporters urged to prepare for new import controls
Minister of State for European Affairs, Peter Burke has urged Irish agri-food exporters to prepare for new UK import controls...
Agri-Business
DAERA: Do not bring animal or plant products home from holidays
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has today (Monday, June 3) reminded holidaymakers not to bring any...
Pig/Poultry
Imported meat unsuitable for sale in UK found in some stores
Frozen, raw, and uncooked meat products marked clearly as suitable only for sale in their originating EU country were found...
Agri-Business
Ukraine ‘open’ to talks as Poland suspends grain imports
The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine has said that it is “open” to talks following the decision...
N.Ireland
Polish minister for agriculture resigns over Ukrainian grain imports
Poland’s Henryk Kowalczyk has announced his resignation from his post as Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Agriland understands. European...
Agri-Business
AHDB: Sheepmeat exports up almost 45% year-on-year
UK sheepmeat exports have increased by 44.8% (1,850t) from 4,130t in January 2022, the latest data from the Agriculture and...
Agri-Business
Report: Global hunger to spiral as debt crisis increases
Leading food systems experts are warning the food-price crisis is entering a dangerous new phase, as the world teeters on...
Agri-Business
Increase in lamb imports should be 'stark warning' to government - FUW
An increase of 17% in lamb imports during September and November 2022 should serve as a “stark warning” to the...
Agri-Business
Hope for Northern Ireland agri-trade as Brexit talks seem ‘positive’
Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin has welcomed a “new positive momentum” in Brexit talks which could be...
Agri-Business
UK imports increase by 54% in a year – CSO
Ireland’s imports from the UK have increased by €761 million to €2.166 billion in June 2022 compared to June 2021,...
Agri-Business
Food and drink exports top pre-pandemic levels
UK food and drink exports with non-EU countries have soared above pre-pandemic levels for the first time, according to new...
