Mercosur
Amy Forde on 25 Feb 2021
Irish farmers need to be protected from low-standard beef imports – IFA
Tim Cullinan has said the beef and poultry sectors, and beef farmers in particular, are being sacrificed for large industrial vested interests in the Mercosur deal.
Niall Hurson on 22 Feb 2021
EU young farmers warn of instabilities attached to Mercosur deal
CEJA said it sees the EU-Mercosur deal as vector of confusion when it comes to the offer in food products for consumers.
Phelim O'Neill on 27 Jan 2021
Beef and sheep will pay for success of EU trade deals
While the EU and agriculture overall may benefit from trade deals, beef in particular will be hit with sheepmeat also exposed.
Phelim O'Neill on 27 Jan 2021
€50m to €60m hit for beef farmers in trade deals
Even though agriculture overall is a winner in EU trade deals, they come with a cost to beef and sheep farmers.
Barry Cassidy on 26 Jan 2021
Study shows EU trade deals a positive for agri-food sector
A study has found that trade agreements signed by the EU are due to result in substantial increases in agri-food exports, with more limited increases in imports.
Barry Cassidy on 26 Jan 2021
Beef needs greater protection in trade deals, McConalogue tells EU
Minister McConalogue told an informal meeting of EU agricultural ministers that trade agreements must be balanced and based on through analysis and assessment.
Amy Forde on 07 Jan 2021
EU seeks to avoid placing food linked to deforestation on EU market
Last year, a study in the Science journal found that at least 17% of beef and 20% of soy exported to the EU from certain areas of Brazil may be related to illegal deforestation.
Amy Forde on 07 Jan 2021
Beef price rise falls short of breakeven levels - IFA
The IFA has called for the removal of beef from the EU market that does not meet the production standards on Irish and EU farms.
Barry Cassidy on 25 Dec 2020
Beef price, milk quotas and headage cuts - unwrap some old front pages
Over the last 30 years, the farming landscape has undergone significant change and evolution, but just how different are things now?
Phelim O'Neill on 07 Dec 2020
European Parliament agri committee debates EU agriculture after Brexit
No-deal Brexit will cost the EU food and drink industry €6bn, with €1.5bn of that cost carried by Ireland.
Phelim O'Neill on 03 Dec 2020
Biggest rainforest clearance since 2008
By clearing an area of rainforest more than half as big as Co Cork in 2020, Brazil has again attracted the unwanted attention of global environmentalists.
Phelim O'Neill on 02 Dec 2020
Biggest Brazilian rainforest clearance since 2008
Latest data on rainforest clearance in Brazil suggests EU/Mercosur deal conditions are being ignored.
Niall Hurson on 02 Dec 2020
‘Farmers cannot be green if they are always in the red’ – IFA
The EU family farm model and economic sustainability needs to be placed at the top of the Green Deal agenda by both politicians and policy makers, according to the IFA.
Lorcan Allen on 19 Nov 2020
Down to Agribusiness podcast: Mercosur talks and An Taisce objections
In this week’s podcast, Lorcan Allen and Phelim O’Neill discuss the latest movements in Brussels around the Mercosur trade deal and An Taisce’s objections to a new cheese plant in Kilkenny.
Phelim O'Neill on 18 Nov 2020
Farmers cannot assume Government will oppose Mercosur
With the pharma and technology sectors so important to the Irish export economy, there is a risk that beef producers could be left to take a hit on Mercosur.
Barry Cassidy on 16 Nov 2020
Minister called on to oppose Mercosur deal
The Austrian delegation has put forward an opposition paper to the Mercosur trade deal, with the support of four other EU countries, at a meeting of farm ministers.
Barry Cassidy on 10 Oct 2020
Tight schedule for completion of Government’s Mercosur evaluation
An economic and sustainability impact assessment of the Mercosur trade deal on Ireland is nearing completion.
Phelim O'Neill on 08 Oct 2020
Podcast: Down to Agribusiness
Phelim O'Neill talks to IFJ editor Justin Mc Carthy about the big issues for agri business this week.
Phelim O'Neill on 07 Oct 2020
Mercosur support slipping
There is growing momentum in the EU against the trade deal signed with Mercosur last summer that gave access for 99,000t of beef at a reduced tariff to EU markets
Niall Hurson on 07 Oct 2020
European Parliament votes against Mercosur
German agriculture minister Julia Klockner said she was sceptical if the Mercosur agreement could be ratified in its current format.