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Argentine beef exports to hit record levels

A combination of increased slaughterings, a collapsing currency and a sharp reduction in domestic consumption is expected to result in a 5% increase in beef sales off the Pampas in 2025.

20 October 2024 NEWS
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Brazil’s cattle herd to grow by 28m head in next decade

Brazil's beef production is becoming more efficient and cattle numbers will continue to grow in the decade ahead.

6 October 2024 NEWS
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EU forestry regulation opposed internally and externally

Opposition growing to EU legislation on banning imports of produce from deforested land.

29 September 2024 NEWS
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Mercosur trade deal looks inevitable

The Mercosur trade deal has been agreed since 2019, but it looks like it will begin the ratification process early in the incoming European Commission's term.

15 September 2024 NEWS
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Farmers shouldn’t get 'knickers in a twist’ on Mercosur - former EU negotiator

Former EU chief agricultural trade negotiator John Clarke said a Mercosur trade deal should not be a source of concern for Irish beef farmers.

5 September 2024 NEWS

Carberry calls on fellow MEPs to reject Mercosur deal in current form

MEP Nina Carberry stated that allowing an EU-Mercosur free trade deal to go ahead in its current form would subject Irish farmers to double standards.

3 September 2024 NEWS
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Farmers ‘shouldn’t panic’ about the EU-Mercosur deal

Former EU agri trade official is among the speakers lined up for the ASA’s 2024 conference in Kilkenny.

21 August 2024 NEWS

Surge in Mercosur beef production

South American cattle production increased by more than the total annual kill in Ireland, with most of the increase in Brazil.

18 August 2024 NEWS

Commissioner calls for more CAP funding

European Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski looks back on a term of ‘crisis management’ and recommends that more money is secured for the next CAP.

17 July 2024 NEWS