With Irish beef exports to China suspended, it may seem that China's beef import policy doesn't matter much to Irish farmers, but that isn't the case.
SUBSCRIBER ONLYFor the third time in six years, Irish beef exports to China are suspended because of an atypical case of BSE.
Developing China for beef exports is frustrated again by BSE suspension, but it won't impact on beef prices, writes Phelim O'Neill.
This is the third time in four years that Ireland has been excluded from the Chinese beef market because of problems with BSE.
Ireland is seeking access for offal to join chilled beef in the Chinese market, writes Aidan Brennan in China.