Quotas

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 14 December 2025

China’s demand for beef continues to grow

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Work permit quota for dairy sector exhausted

Work permit quota for dairy sector exhausted

NEWS 3 December 2025

Another export record for Australian beef in July

Another export record for Australian beef in July

NEWS 10 August 2025

Positives of industry to be celebrated

Positives of industry to be celebrated

Positives of industry to be celebrated

LETTERS 9 July 2025

Canada and New Zealand: benchmark for Australia’s quota ambitions

Canada and New Zealand: benchmark for Australia’s quota ambitions

Canada and New Zealand: benchmark for Australia’s quota ambitions

NEWS 9 July 2025

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Dempsey at Large: a structural shift in Irish farming

Dempsey at Large: a structural shift in Irish farming

It’s hardly surprising that Irish farmers with young families and suitable farms have moved into dairying since the abolition of quotas.

VIEWPOINTS 17 March 2025

Dempsey at Large: Climbing climate mountains

Dempsey at Large: Climbing climate mountains

There were the scientific assessments as to where we are in implementing the sector's climate reduction targets and the prospects for further progress.

VIEWPOINTS 17 March 2025

Nutrient trading scheme recommended in new report

Nutrient trading scheme recommended in new report

A Teagasc-led report has raised the idea of introducing a nutrient rights trading scheme, similar to emissions trading schemes, as a route that could improve water quality.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 17 March 2025

Farmer Writes: removal of quotas was a turning point

Farmer Writes: removal of quotas was a turning point

Looking back, it’s hard to believe that milk quotas have been gone for nearly 10 years, writes Padraig Callanan.

FARMER WRITES 17 March 2025

Gerry Boyle: ten years of catch-up after milk quotas

Gerry Boyle: ten years of catch-up after milk quotas

Quotas hampered our ability to optimise our efficiency, especially in respect of stocking rates and grass utilisation.

VIEWPOINTS 17 March 2025

What will the next 10 years bring for the dairy sector?

What will the next 10 years bring for the dairy sector?

Aidan Brennan looks ahead to the next 10 years without milk quotas, and thinks the sector has a bright future.

NEWS 17 March 2025

Share your views: what will the next 10 years in dairy look like?

Share your views: what will the next 10 years in dairy look like?

We want to hear from farmers to gauge their opinion on what the next 10 years in dairy will bring.

NEWS 17 March 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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