The work to secure PGI status for beef from Northern Ireland must start now
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has confirmed that the application to secure Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status for ‘Irish Grass-Fed Beef’ has been submitted to Brussels.
However, he has also indicated that the Republic of Ireland would support the PGI being extended on an all-island basis, when a grass-fed verification system is in place in Northern Ireland.
This is a very positive development and behoves all stakeholder groups within Northern Ireland’s beef sector to come together and make PGI a tangible reality across the island. Research confirms that the bestowing of PGI status can lift producer returns within the sectors involved by up to 20%.
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Cornish Identity Politics vs the EU
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