Mercosur
Phelim O'Neill on 28 Apr 2021
Listen: Canadian dairy model could be adapted for EU
If farmers cannot succeed in stopping access to the EU market they need to secure appropriate compensation as a plan B similar to Canadian dairy farmers.
Barry Cassidy on 15 Apr 2021
IFA presses Tánaiste to reject Mercosur deal
The IFA met with Tánaiste Leo Varadkar on Wednesday to call for a rejection of the EU-Mercosur trade deal.
Phelim O'Neill on 08 Apr 2021
Mercosur trade deal edging forward
A deal has been agreed for almost two years, but the ratification process still has long way to go.
Caitríona Morrissey on 20 Mar 2021
EU accused of ‘maladministration’ on Mercosur deal by Ombudsman
The deal was agreed in June 2019 but neither the final assessment, the Commission’s formal response to it, nor the last round of stakeholder consultations were taken into account in the negotiations.
Niall Hurson on 10 Mar 2021
Disbelief as Commission attempts to proceed with Mercosur – IFA
Brendan Golden branded the move as ‘unbelievable’ following Brexit and the added environmental controls the EU are imposing on Irish farmers.
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.