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.
Brazil's beef production is becoming more efficient and cattle numbers will continue to grow in the decade ahead.
Opposition growing to EU legislation on banning imports of produce from deforested land.
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.
Former EU chief agricultural trade negotiator John Clarke said a Mercosur trade deal should not be a source of concern for Irish beef farmers.
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.
Former EU agri trade official is among the speakers lined up for the ASA’s 2024 conference in Kilkenny.
South American cattle production increased by more than the total annual kill in Ireland, with most of the increase in Brazil.
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.