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Agribusiness
China’s beef imports increased again in 2024
Phelim O'Neill
The rate of China’s beef imports increase has slowed down in recent years, but still increased in 2024, while pork and sheepmeat imports fell.
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 Opinion
Trump set to send world economy into a nosedive
A tariff for the EU will affect Ireland more than other EU members given the high export share, but may not be the end of the damage.
US farmers fear retaliation against Donald Trump’s tariffs
US farmers exports billions of dollars of agricultural products and rely on Canada for 85% of its potash imports.
4 February 2025 News
Rabobank forecasts good year for New Zealand dairy
Dairy farmer incomes are set to rise in New Zealand on the back of improved global demand and stronger Chinese imports.
2 February 2025 News
'I'm happy with the co-op, I'm proud of my co-op’ - Dairygold supplier
Rachel Donovan spoke to Dairygold suppliers who do not agree with the claims made about the co-op by some suppliers who were critical of the terms of the co-op's proposed loyalty bonus scheme.
1 February 2025 News
Dairy Trends: GDT rises by 1.4% as Chinese activity increases
The increase in the Global Dairy Trade index is welcome news at a time when there is significant turmoil in global affairs.
22 January 2025 Markets
Market Digest: stories from around the world
Brief news snippets from Brazil, Ukraine, China and the United States.
22 January 2025 World
Brazil sets pace for global beef exports in 2024
Australia set beef and sheepmeat records last year, but Brazil remains the dominant global beef exporter.
17 January 2025 News
China’s beef import policy matters to Ireland
With Irish beef exports to China suspended, it may seem that China's beef import policy doesn't matter much to Irish farmers, but that isn't the case.
10 January 2025 News
Tight beef supplies to continue in 2025
In 2024, Irish beef supplies were impacted by lower carcase weights, which were down by an estimated 5%, Bord Bia said.
1 January 2025 News
Market Digest: stories from around the world
Brief news snippets from China, Mexico, Brazil and the United Kingdom.
1 January 2025 World