Russia – wheat exports revised

Russia’s wheat exports for marketing year 2025/26 have been revised upwards by 1.1m tonnes to 47.5m tonnes (AHDB / SovEcon).

New Zealand – lamb exports down

In the final quarter of 2025, New Zealand lamb exports to the UK were 7,514 tonnes, down from 8,908 tonnes the previous year (Beef+Lamb NZ).

USA – dairy imports fall

US dairy imports to November 2025 are down compared with the previous year, with butter down 41% and casein back 14.7%. Both are major Irish exports to the US.

Brazil – tariff request rejected

A request by the government of Brazil to access unused beef import quota allocated to other countries by China has been declined.