The Balmoral Show during the week was dominated by two in or out debates. The most obvious and immediate one is whether or not the UK will vote to leave or stay in the EU. The other intriguing one was whether or not beef would be included in the offer to Mercosur to kick start tariff reduction negotiations. In Belfast on Monday, Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan said beef was off the menu to use his phrase and this was repeated and widely reported from his meeting with NFU Wales on Tuesday. Then a twist occurred on Wednesday with Trade Commissioner Malmstrom refusing to confirm in an answer to MEP’s questions whether or not this was the case.