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China reopens to US beef

Although the market was never officially closed, the failure to renew import licences meant US beef has been effectively excluded from China for the past year.

NEWS 24 May 2026

China reopens to US beef

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EU reaches provisional agreement on trade deal

EU reaches provisional agreement on trade deal

NEWS 20 May 2026

Move to evict bison from the US prairies

Move to evict bison from the US prairies

DEALER 6 May 2026

Trump gives Northern Irish whiskey a competitive advantage

Trump gives Northern Irish whiskey a competitive advantage

Trump gives Northern Irish whiskey a competitive advantage

NEWS 1 May 2026

Protests ask real questions

Protests ask real questions

Protests ask real questions

DEALER 8 April 2026

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Gas and oil prices plunge as Trump postpones Iran strikes

Gas and oil prices plunge as Trump postpones Iran strikes

An end to hostilities would put a cap on how much further fertiliser and diesel prices could rise.

NEWS 16 January 2026

Irish farming must look east

Irish farming must look east

While the Washington DC St Patrick's Day event is an important annual diplomatic exercise, Irish farming is much more affected by the relationships with Dublin and Brussels.

DEALER 16 January 2026

Argentina tells US it will ignore some of EU-Mercosur deal PGI rules

Argentina tells US it will ignore some of EU-Mercosur deal PGI rules

Protected terms for EU cheese and meat are in Argentina's firing line, despite the EU-Mercosur deal's pledge to clamp down on the bogus use of European product terms.

NEWS 16 January 2026

Colm McCarthy: Uncertainty reigns

Colm McCarthy: Uncertainty reigns

If NATO loses the United States, there will be intense scrutiny of the four, out of 27, EU members which espouse neutrality, avoiding high and rising military budgets.

VIEWPOINTS 16 January 2026

Opinion: farmer faith is crucial to Bord Bia

Opinion: farmer faith is crucial to Bord Bia

There's a lot going on in the world, so maybe the revelation that the chair of Bord Bia is CEO of a company that uses a little Brazilian beef shouldn't matter. But it does to farmers.

OPINION 16 January 2026

Trump upends global order, again

Trump upends global order, again

The US president’s Greenland fixation risks scuppering the EU-US framework trade deal.

NEWS 16 January 2026

Watch: global beef production declining but consumption growing

Watch: global beef production declining but consumption growing

Adam Woods reports from the Bord Bia meat market seminar in Laois.

NEWS 16 January 2026

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New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

Irish dairy farmers will have the opportunity to see the latest technologies from New Zealand at an on-farm open day at Camcloon Dairy, Ballyfin, Co Laois, on Tuesday 19 May 2026 from 10am.

New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

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