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ICSA Welcomes Oireachtas Report On Beef, But Calls For Mercosur Axe

Beef chairman of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA), Edmund Graham, has welcomed the recommendations in the report on “The...

EU May Ease Regulations On Food From Japan's Nuclear Disaster Region

The European Union proposed on Thursday easing restrictions on imports of some food from Japanese regions hit by the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011, Ja...

A Third Of EU Food Brands Have Same Label, Different Content: Report

Almost a third of branded food products sold in the European Union have the same or similar packaging, but different contents, according to a report publis...

IFA Urges EU To Take Beef 'Off The Table' In EU/ Mercosur Negotiations

The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has once again called on the EU Trade Commissioner, Cecelia Malmstrom, to take beef off the table in the EU/Merc...

Strategie Grains Cuts EU Wheat, Barley Crop Forecast But Sees Rain Relief

Crop consultancy Strategie Grains has again cut its forecast for this year's wheat and barley production in the European Union, partly due to drought in Hu...

EU To Compensate Irish Beef Farmers For Brexit Price Hit

The European Union will provide Irish beef farmers with €50 million of exceptional aid to compensate for the fall in beef prices suffered as a result...

EU Sees Pork Exports And Prices Rising On Chinese Demand

The European Union expects to see higher pork exports and prices this year, fuelled by growing demand from China where supply has been hit by a swine fever...

UK Economy Leans On Consumers As Brexit Drags On Business

Moving slowly in the fog of Brexit and slowing global growth, Britain's economy is increasingly reliant on consumers and their spending as business investm...