UK – consumers
eat more lamb
Despite rising prices, UK consumers bought 6% more lamb in 2024, reversing two years of declining sales, according to the AHDB, the levy board in England.
USA – beef imports increase
The USDA reports that the US imported just under 1.5m tonnes of beef in 2024, a 19% increase on the previous year, with 4,798 tonnes coming from Ireland.
Ukraine – EU export quotas
Ukraine has introduced export quotas to control grains, oilseeds and poultry sales to the EU in order to prevent the EU triggering a safeguard mechanism to restrict imports.
Chile – country of
origin labeling
Legislation requiring dairy products on sale to carry country of origin labeling and other information comes into effect from Thursday 9 January.
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