Quotas

How trade deals get negotiated

Phelim O'Neill speaks to John Clarke who headed the negotiation on agriculture access in EU trade negotiations with Mercosur and Australia prior to retirement to find out what happens inside the room.

NEWS 8 April 2026

How trade deals get negotiated

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First decline in China’s annual beef imports

First decline in China’s annual beef imports

NEWS 6 March 2026

Australia's terms for EU trade deal

Australia's terms for EU trade deal

NEWS 11 February 2026

China is not happening for Irish beef

China is not happening for Irish beef

China is not happening for Irish beef

NEWS 8 February 2026

China remains missing piece of US beef exports

China remains missing piece of US beef exports

China remains missing piece of US beef exports

NEWS 16 January 2026

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How China could work for Irish beef this time

How China could work for Irish beef this time

This week's announcement about China opening for Irish beef exports could be a new opportunity or another false dawn based on past experience.

NEWS 9 July 2025

View from China: beef quotas leave major exporters in a bind

View from China: beef quotas leave major exporters in a bind

The new three-year quota programme seeks to limit the total amount of imported beef coming into the market, with quotas attached to each key market.

VIEWPOINTS 9 July 2025

China sets beef import quotas for next three years

China sets beef import quotas for next three years

The outcome of China’s safeguard investigation on beef is additional tariffs on imports in excess of 2.7m tonnes.

NEWS 9 July 2025

China’s demand for beef continues to grow

China’s demand for beef continues to grow

The rate of increase has slowed in recent years, but the trend is still up for Chinese beef imports.

NEWS 9 July 2025

Work permit quota for dairy sector exhausted

Work permit quota for dairy sector exhausted

Employment agencies have had recent applications for work permits for dairy operators rejected.

NEWS 9 July 2025

Another export record for Australian beef in July

Another export record for Australian beef in July

For the fourth time in a year, a new monthly record for Australian beef exports is set in July.

NEWS 9 July 2025

Positives of industry to be celebrated

Positives of industry to be celebrated

'A very large percentage of the milk being produced today is 'post quota' milk, from expansion or 'new' milk. Our industry today would be very weakened without it.' - Mike Magan, Killashee,Co Longford

LETTERS 9 July 2025

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What exactly is contributing to high-quality silage in Kilkenny

For dairy farmers Leslie and Sam Caldbeck, producing high-quality silage is central to how their Kilkenny farm performs.

What exactly is contributing to high-quality silage in Kilkenny

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