Phelim
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Phelim comes from a small farming background in Co Tyrone. He graduated in law and spent his working career in the meat industry.
Phelim O'Neill on 29 Sep 2020
Watch: cost of doing business with Britain will rise
Non-tariff measures will cost on average up to 10p/kg (11c/kg) from 1 January on beef sales from the EU to the UK, even if there is a basic trade deal.
Phelim O'Neill on 24 Sep 2020
Two-day delay for goods travelling from Dover to France
Concern growing in the UK on how business will operate after 1 January as government warns of delays on goods travelling to France through Dover port.
Phelim O'Neill on 23 Sep 2020
New CAP not likely to kick in until 2022 or 2023
Farmers are unlikely to see any changes in CAP payment in 2020 or 2021 but after that there is forecast to be very significant changes when the new CAP comes into play.
Phelim O'Neill on 23 Sep 2020
Momentum builds for CAP conclusion
This week's agriculture council meeting gave a clear indication that a CAP deal is imminent, but even then, there is more to go with the creation of national plans.
Phelim O'Neill on 17 Sep 2020
Argentinian beef exports to stabilise as China continues to grow
USDA FAS report suggests Argentina’s period of rapid growth in beef exports is coming to a close.
Phelim O'Neill on 16 Sep 2020
Von der Leyen aims for a carbon-neutral continent by 2050
Brexit squeezed between US and Balkans in Commission President's State of the Union address to the EU Parliament
Phelim O'Neill on 11 Sep 2020
Agriculture barrier to EU-UK trade deal
Regulatory and global trade strategist Daniella Taveau and director of Atlantic Council Dr David A Bray gave a US perspective to the ASA conference.
Phelim O'Neill on 15 Sep 2020
Brazil's beef exports continue to grow
2020 is shaping up to be a record year for beef exports from Brazil, with the Chinese market continuing to grow.
Phelim O'Neill on 11 Sep 2020
UK secures trade deal with Japan
Japanese trade deal is the first secured by the UK with a major trading nation, but the details have not yet been revealed.
Phelim O'Neill on 09 Sep 2020
Government reveal rules for trade with Britain
Government writing to businesses with instructions to prepare for extra administration irrespective of trade talks outcome.
Phelim O'Neill on 09 Sep 2020
Northern Ireland wants to be part of PGI
Industry in Northern Ireland doesn't want to be left out of an Irish grass-fed beef PGI application. David Wright and Phelim O'Neill write
Phelim O'Neill on 16 Sep 2020
No-deal Brexit's billion-euro tarriff bill
Irish farmers face tariffs in excess of €1bn if the EU and UK don’t conclude some sort of trade deal with the beef sector most exposed.