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The AHDB (Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board ) in the UK wasted no time in warning  that the Brexit vote has implications for the way the UK trades meat not only within the European Union but also with Third Countries “as most, if not all, Export Health Certificates and trade agreements have an EU dimension”. […]

As the closest neighbour of the UK, culturally and geographically, you would expect that we here in Ireland have a good insight into their national mood. However we were as shocked as anyone in the early hours of June 24th to realise that they had ignored the warnings of economists, allies and their own government […]

The latest data from Chinese Customs shows that China imported 115,000t of pork in March 2016. The latest data from Chinese Customs shows that China imported 115,000t of pork in March 2016. This is a phenomenal result, and twice the volume imported one year earlier in March 2015. Domestic pig price is high, but domestic […]

EU exports of all pig meat products were up by more than a quarter in the first three months of 2016.   EU exports of all pig meat products were up by more than a quarter in the first three months of 2016, compared with a year earlier, with the main increase in demand has […]

SIAL Shanghai was held from the 05th-07th May. AgraKepak attended and we noticed a huge increase from the depressed attendance numbers of 2015. Pork was in particularly high demand this year which was no surprise given current market, while beef and lamb ware steady. We hope Irish beef will be granted direct access to this key market in 2016. […]