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EU set to sign up to Mercosur

The EU-Mercosur trade deal has been 25 years in the making and could be signed next week.

NEWS 7 January 2026
EU set to sign up to Mercosur
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Brazilian beef containing illegal hormone entered Irish food chain
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Further two weeks in custody for Cork farmer

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Ballymena Mart cancels store cattle sale
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Prices rise at Global Dairy Trade auction
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Irish Government 'marked absent on Mercosur' – ICMSA

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View from China: beef quotas leave major exporters in a bind

The new three-year quota programme seeks to limit the total amount of imported beef coming into the market, with quotas attached to each key market.

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Editorial: farm deaths double in 2025

Adam Woods takes a look at the 2025 farm fatality figures and asks some questions around what can be done to reduce farm deaths.

EDITORIAL 7 January 2026
Editorial: farm deaths double in 2025
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Top notch Blackwater Valley land on the market

A 64ac grassland holding near Ballyduff, Co Waterford could make a useful outside farm for any farmer looking to expand their operations.
FOR SALE 7 January 2026
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MOST READ STORIES

1 Brazilian beef containing illegal hormone entered Irish food chain

Brazilian beef containing illegal hormone entered Irish food chain
2 Further two weeks in custody for Cork farmer

Further two weeks in custody for Cork farmer

3 Ballymena Mart cancels store cattle sale

Ballymena Mart cancels store cattle sale
4 Prices rise at Global Dairy Trade auction

Prices rise at Global Dairy Trade auction
5 Irish Government 'marked absent on Mercosur' – ICMSA

Irish Government 'marked absent on Mercosur' – ICMSA

 

6 Full disclosure on Brazilian beef with illegal hormone needed – IFA

Full disclosure on Brazilian beef with illegal hormone needed – IFA
7 ‘Outrageous’ Mercosur deal to be passed without debate – Sinn Féin

‘Outrageous’ Mercosur deal to be passed without debate – Sinn Féin
8 Sticky start to 2026 beef trade

Sticky start to 2026 beef trade
9 'Leaning tower' of bales poses 'huge hazard' to road users in Kilkenny

'Leaning tower' of bales poses 'huge hazard' to road users in Kilkenny
10 Up to 10,000 expected for monster anti-Mercosur protest in Athlone

Up to 10,000 expected for monster anti-Mercosur protest in Athlone