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Russia is the ‘sleeping giant’ of global beef trade

  • 28 Sep 12:16

Geopolitical acrimony has seen Russia’s role in the global beef trade decline, but a supply shortage and a price hike means there is potential it will re-enter the. Read more...

EU Trade Commissioner refuses to rule beef out of Mercosur trade deal

  • 12 May 10:07

EU Commissioner Cecilia Malmström refused to rule beef out of a new trade deal between the EU and a host of South American countries.It comes as Commissioner Hogan said this week thatat South American beef would be ‘off the menu’ and would be withdrawn from the current negotiations with the Mercosur trading bloc. However, in response to a questioning from a number of Irish MEP’s Commissioner Cecilia Malmström refused to confirm the announcement. She said that Mercosur was a fantastic export market opportunityfor the EU with a population totalling 250m people. She added that there were hugeopportunities for. Read more...

Europe ‘confident’ on Mercosur deal, despite claims it hurts beef

  • 18 Apr 12:39

The European Commission has responded to criticism over its proposed deal with South American trade bloc Mercosur by claiming the outcome will. Read more...

Brazil, US Negotiate Further Market Access for Beef

  • 15 Mar 08:59

According to Brazil's agriculture department (MAPA), negotiations with the US on mutual opening of markets for chilled and frozen beef are expected to be completed by the end of the first half of the year. Tatiana Palermo, International Relations Secretary at MAPA, saidthere are still negotiations on health underway to enable Brazil to export fresh beef to the United States. The secretary pointed out that Brazilian cattle produce a healthy, low-fat meat, meeting consumer trends in more selective markets in the world like the US. The negotiations between the two countries will result in the definition of an International Health Certificate model to. Read more...

EU-Mercosur Trade Deal 'Would Damage Beef Trade'

  • 15 Dec 16:11

Reacting to reports of a push from the EU Commission to recommence talks on a Mercosur trade deal, Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) National Livestock Chairman Henry Burns said a Mercosur trade would be extremely damaging for Irish and European agriculture, and especially our important beef trade. Mercosur is a bloc of countries in South America, including Chile, Peru and Colombia among others, which work together to promote trade. Henry Burns said an EU Commission analysis shows that a Mercosur deal would inflict losses of €7.8bn on the agriculture sector and he said the real losses at farm level would be much higher. The IFA Livestock leader said. Read more...