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Punch takes aim at 'detached' Commission
Declan O’Brien
The Clare candidate for Europe said EU officials had “become detached from the reality of life for ordinary people”.
3 April 2024 News
Factory inspections by Korea underway
Irish beef will be cleared for export to South Korea this week, subject to satisfactory inspections and agreement on veterinary certificate.
3 April 2024 Northern Ireland
Sheep and beef worst hit by UK trade deals
Michael Haverty from The Andersons Centre was the main speaker at the Irish Farmers Journal spring conference in Cookstown, Co Tyrone.
Irish beef worth almost €600,000 exported to China
Some 165t of Irish beef was exported at a price of €3,616/t in January.
30 March 2024 News
Jump in Brazil’s beef export capacity to China
Huge increase in Brazil's beef export capability to China increased by 50% with 24 more factories approved.
15 March 2024 News
Analysis: beef and sheep farmers lose in EU trade deals
Trade deals benefit the wider economy and some sectors of agriculture but beef and sheep producers lose out.
28 February 2024 News
Positive start to 2024 for beef and sheep markets
Bord Bia sheepmeat and livestock manager Seamus McMenamin and beef sector manager Mark Zeig analyse beef and sheep markets.
22 February 2024 Advertisers' anouncements
NZ beef makes mark in UK
New Zealand beef exports are considered the poor relation behind dairy and sheep meat, but they have potential in UK.
14 February 2024 News
UK can be 'plan B' for Australian exports
After more than a decade of rapid growth, signs are that with a slowing economy, growth in demand for beef and sheep meat imports in China will level off this year
11 February 2024 News
China bought more but paid less in 2023
China's sheepmeat imports rebounded in 2023 and beef import volumes increased slightly, but values were well below what was paid in 2022.
9 February 2024 News
China’s economy barrier to beef imports
The Irish Farmers Journal caught up with Rupert Claxton of GIRA in the margins of the Bord Bia meat seminar for an outside view on prospects for Irish beef exports.
26 January 2024 News
Cows make up to €5/kg as supplies tighten
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade including news of how low cattle supplies is driving prices upwards.
17 January 2024 Markets