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Agribusiness
Anxiety growing in US agriculture sector over tariffs
Phelim O'Neill
Farmers and exporters in the US are highlighting the consequences of tariff policy and suggesting the EU is a better target than Mexico, Canada or China.
13 March 2025 News
Trump threatens 200% tariffs on EU whiskey and alcohol
Last year, Ireland exported just shy of €900m worth of alcoholic beverages to the US.
12 March 2025 Viewpoints
Colm McCarthy: It’s not just tariffs that could hurt – our taxes are targets too
The capital programme was halved in volume by 2014 and has only lately recovered to pre-crash levels.
Avoiding foot-in-mouth is the aim
While concern over a second Foot and Mouth case of the year is understandable, the most significant dangers this week lie in Washington DC, not Hungary.
12 March 2025 Dealer
Opinion: rewetting rules a triple threat, but tariffs more immediate worry
While Thursday's meeting on regulations affecting peatland management saw real farmer concerns raised, Donald Trump's latest pronouncements on trade are even more worrying.
8 March 2025 Opinion
US farmers in front line of tariff battles
Countries targeted for US import tariffs are major export markets for US agricultural produce.
7 March 2025 News
Irish butter, whiskey and beef exports threatened by Trump tariffs
As Donald Trump warns that he will slap a 25% tariff on EU exports to the US, Amy Forde takes a look at some of Ireland’s key agri-food exports to the US market.
2 March 2025 News
Opinion: farmers are vulnerable in tumultuous times
With the USA exhibiting signs of diplomatic, trade and political aggression towards Europe, farming funding is likely to be affected, while tariffs would be crippling.
1 March 2025 Opinion
Will tanks and bombs blow the CAP budget?
With the US indicating an unwillingness to continue to support Ukraine, it may fall to Europe to help keep Russia's invaders at bay. It may come at the cost of badly needed extra CAP funding.
26 February 2025 Dealer
US to slap 25% tariffs on EU products
The president of the US Donald Trump has said that the EU doesn’t accept US farm products.
26 February 2025 News
US cattle numbers down by half a million head
Falling cattle numbers and tariff threat threaten US beef industry in particular while in Ireland it is dairy farmers that are most exposed to US tariff threat
5 February 2025 News
Trump wields his favourite policy weapon
The freshly inaugurated US president has been very active on the tariff front
5 February 2025 News