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Strong first half for Brazil and Australia

Both Brazil and Australia’s soccer teams may have been dumped out of the World Cup early, but their beef exports go from strength to strength.

NEWS 12 July 2026

Strong first half for Brazil and Australia

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Carving up global beef production – the north-south divide

Carving up global beef production – the north-south divide

NEWS 22 May 2026

Trump wrestles with beef

Trump wrestles with beef

NEWS 17 May 2026

Trump administration backs down on beef import plan

Trump administration backs down on beef import plan

Trump administration backs down on beef import plan

NEWS 13 May 2026

Pigs and poultry driving global meat production

Pigs and poultry driving global meat production

Pigs and poultry driving global meat production

NEWS 6 May 2026

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Mercosur begins with a whimper

Mercosur begins with a whimper

China and US are main focus for Mercosur beef exports at present, though the EU has been increasing as well.

NEWS 16 January 2026

Mercosur deal comes into effect on Friday

Mercosur deal comes into effect on Friday

From tomorrow, 1st May the Mercosur trade deal which has taken 27 years to conclude, comes into effect provisionally

NEWS 16 January 2026

How trade deals get negotiated

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 16 January 2026

First decline in China’s annual beef imports

First decline in China’s annual beef imports

The drop in volume is small, but it marks a turning point in the upward trend of China's apparent insatiable appetite for beef imports.

NEWS 16 January 2026

Australia's terms for EU trade deal

Australia's terms for EU trade deal

Beef and sheepmeat quotas have been the stumbling block in the conclusion of a trade deal between the EU and Australia.

NEWS 16 January 2026

China is not happening for Irish beef

China is not happening for Irish beef

Following the Taoiseach's visit to China and recent reopening of the market to Irish beef, the door has been closed again because of bluetongue.

NEWS 16 January 2026

China remains missing piece of US beef exports

China remains missing piece of US beef exports

US beef exports improved in October compared with preceding months, but China remains effectively closed because of import licence policy.

NEWS 16 January 2026

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