Comment: Ireland’s plans for a valuable export foothold in China

When China’s pork imports fell 20% last year, Irish imports only fell 8%. That is encouraging for the trade mission of Irish food industry representatives in China and Hong Kong this week, writes Stephen Cadogan.

Bord Bia are very optimistic about the future of Irish meat in China, the only market in the world that is going to grow its imports by 700,000 tonnes in three years. That opportunity cannot be ignored by any of our meat sectors, regardless of the daunting challenge to get a foothold.