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Beef imports hit ‘shocking’ 10-year high of 40,000t last year – Aontú TD

Imports of Brazilian beef into Ireland jumped from 22t in 2016 to 172t last year.

NEWS 10 March 2026

Beef imports hit ‘shocking’ 10-year high of 40,000t last year – Aontú TD

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First decline in China’s annual beef imports

First decline in China’s annual beef imports

NEWS 6 March 2026

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Mercosur deal will operate provisionally

Mercosur deal will operate provisionally

Mercosur deal will operate provisionally

NEWS 4 March 2026

EU’s capacity to export beef hit by cattle shortage

EU’s capacity to export beef hit by cattle shortage

EU’s capacity to export beef hit by cattle shortage

NEWS 1 March 2026

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Get your act in order: Brussels' warning to Brazil on hormone beef

Get your act in order: Brussels' warning to Brazil on hormone beef

Brazil faces yet another on-the-ground EU beef audit this year after failures were uncovered in the last two inspection visits.

NEWS 18 February 2026

Decision to provisionally apply Mercosur deal lacks respect - IFA

Decision to provisionally apply Mercosur deal lacks respect - IFA

The IFA and Sinn Féin have both reacted scathingly to Friday morning's news that the EU Commission is provisionally applying the Mercosur trade deal.

NEWS 18 February 2026

Broken promises: what the EU’s audit found out about Brazilian beef

Broken promises: what the EU’s audit found out about Brazilian beef

Brazil was aware that hormone-treated beef illegal in the EU had been mistakenly shipped from its shores, but its authorities made no effort to warn the EU importers.

NEWS 18 February 2026

Brussels confirms damning Brazilian failures on hormone beef controls

Brussels confirms damning Brazilian failures on hormone beef controls

Brazil's claim that it would overhaul its affidavit-based system of food safety controls have not progressed as Brussels had thought.

NEWS 18 February 2026

Stand-off with IFA ‘most significant breakdown in relations’ in Bord Bia history

Stand-off with IFA ‘most significant breakdown in relations’ in Bord Bia history

Five IFA protesters continue to illegally occupy the Bord Bia reception area, the food board has said, as the IFA plans to ramp up its protest action in the coming days.

NEWS 18 February 2026

Irish share of UK beef imports fell in 2025

Irish share of UK beef imports fell in 2025

The Irish share of UK beef imports fell sharply in 2025 and the decline gathered pace as the year progressed.

NEWS 18 February 2026

Market Digest: stories from around the world

Market Digest: stories from around the world

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WORLD 18 February 2026

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Ireland’s best-selling water heaters designed for the Irish dairy industry

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