Pig/Poultry
EU imports of poultry products from Brazil increased in the first two months of 2026, figures show.
Agri-Business
In 2025, the EU exported €238.2 billion worth of agricultural products and imported €213.5 billion, generating a €24.7 billion surplus.
Beef
Imports from Britain “typically account for almost half (48%) of the total volume of raw beef imported annually”, said Minister Martin Heydon.
The EU has notified to the Mercosur countries about the provisional application for the EU-Mercosur interim Trade Agreement.
The EU's agri-food sector has had another recording breaking year in 2025, strengthening its global leadership in agricultural trade
There were eight consignments of beef rejected at border control posts (BCPs) in 2024 and 2025, according to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
Research shows that the total area of organic farmland in the world is 98.9 million hectares which is just 2.1% of total farmland.
The latest agri-food trade report published by the European Commission shows that the EU's agri-food trade eased in November 2025.
The chair of Bord Bia said today (Thursday, January 29) that his "record stands" as "a passionate advocate" for the Irish food industry.
The European Commission has formally established a task force aiming to strengthen import controls on food safety.
€253 million (67,503t) of poultry was imported to Ireland from non-EU countries (known as third countries) between January and October 2025.
Food and live animals make up the largest share of exports to the UK, according to data from the...
The Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment (DETE) has confirmed that a new round of the tariff suspension/quota schemes is now open.
Beef production in key producing and consuming regions is expected to contract by 0.8% in 2025...
The value of food and live animal exports stood at almost €12.6 billion in the first nine months of the year, the CSO said.
Rural Life
%%excerpt%% Putting Irish-grown eating apples onto supermarket shelves, reducing the need for imports, is the priority of McCanns, a family run business with Oliver McCann and his sons, Kevin and Oliver jnr at the helm.
Food and live animal exports in the first eight months of the year were valued at just over €11 billion, according to the CSO.
EU agri-food exports stayed stable in June, with a slight decline compared to May but still above...
Food and live animal exports up to the end of July were valued at almost €9.8 billion, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
A number of retailers have said they are not yet anticipating any significant impact on fruit and...
According to a RaboResearch report, geopolitics and seasonal conditions are shaping global beef...
EU agri-food exports were stable in May 2025, according to a new report published by the European Commission.
The European Commission has today (Wednesday, September 3) put forward its proposal to ratify the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA).
