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Market Digest: stories from around the world
Phelim O'Neill
Brief news snippets from Nicaragua, Algeria, United States and Australia.
12 May 2025 News
US suspends Mexican cattle imports over parasite risk
US secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins, made the announcement, effective immediately, due to rapid northward spread of new world screwworm (NWS), a deadly parasitic fly, in Mexico.
18 April 2025 News
Growth in China’s beef imports to slow in 2025
The rate of beef import growth is expected to slow down this year but volume will still increase.
US tariffs could be a disruptor to global beef trade
While US tariffs will have minimal direct impact on Irish beef because so little goes to the US, there could be indirect consequences.
6 April 2025 News
Market Digest: stories from around the world
Brief news snippets from Slovakia, USA, Uruguay and Vietnam.
2 April 2025 World
New Brazil beef export record forecast for 2025
Brazil heading for another record year for beef and poultry meat exports in 2025.
9 March 2025 News
US egg prices reach record high as bird flu hits production
The cost of a dozen eggs has surged in the US, as bird flu outbreaks stall production.
1 March 2025 Poultry
Rollins confirmed as US agriculture secretary
New US agriculture secretary confirmed by senate and sets about major policy changes in USDA.
17 February 2025 News
Market Digest: stories from around the world
Brief news snippets from Paraguay, Romania, South Africa and United States.
12 February 2025 World
New bird flu strain in US dairy cattle
The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service identified the new strain in dairy cows in Nevada as part of its national milk testing strategy.
10 February 2025 News
Market Digest: stories from around the world
Brief news snippets from Belgium, Kenya, Brazil and USA.
5 February 2025 World
US cattle numbers down by half a million head
Falling cattle numbers and tariff threat threaten US beef industry in particular while in Ireland it is dairy farmers that are most exposed to US tariff threat
5 February 2025 News