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The Department of Agriculture and the Embassy of Ireland in Beijing are liaising with Chinese authorities on the resumption of market access for Irish beef, the Farming Independent can confirm. The development follows mounting pressure from Meat Industry Ireland (MII) for the Government to intervene in “a diplomatic effort” to secure the reopening of the Chinese market for Irish beef, as Brexit looms large over the sector. Trade to the Chinese market has been blocked for over six months due to a single Atypical case of BSE detected as part of ongoing surveillance. In a statement a Departm...

Beef Plan Movement representatives on the Beef Market Taskforce have expressed their objection to the findings of the Grant Thornton report on the Irish beef industry which was presented to the taskforce last week. Reacting to the report, the taskforce members appointed to represent Beef Plan – Dermot O’Brien and Enda Fingleton – said they “demanded further input at taskforce level and requested that a full sitting of the taskforce be dedicated to this very important topic, as a one-item agenda”. The representatives highlighted that “the food service industry was not consulted, du...

Consumers claim to be willing to pay more for suckler beef that “ticks all the boxes” on being pasture-raised, welfare friendly, natural, sustainable and tasty. The development - a finding of Bord Bia’s ‘Suckler Beef Consumer Study’ conducted in January and February 2019 - was outlined at the first meeting of a stakeholder monitoring group charged with overseeing the development of a suckler specific brand over the next three years. The oversight group is comprised of stakeholders of the Beef Taskforce including significant farm organisation representation. At the meeting Bord Bia s...

ICMSA president Pat McCormack “We made good ground initially, and it’s no fault of the chairman, but everybody needs to realise the urgency that’s facing the industry. “Our beef industry doesn’t have years to stutter along and be revitalised at that stage. It needs help and it needs it 12 months ago.” ‘No specifics’ Moving to Grant Thornton’s Department-commissioned market and customer requirements draft report - which found “strong market demand” for cattle slaughtered under 30 months of age; “significant market demand” for animals from quality assured farms; and �...

Evidence of “strong market demand” for cattle slaughtered under 30 months of age has been identified across foodservice, retail and third country markets, according to a draft independent report.  The finding was presented to the Beef Taskforce as part of a Department of Agriculture commissioned review into market and customer requirements relating to the four ‘in spec’ bonus criteria currently in operation in the Irish beef sector. The requirements became a significant bone of contention between primary producers and meat processors during the beef protests of 2019. The draft analy...