Saudi beef market to reopen

A TEAM of experts from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is to visit Ireland to inspect food safety and animal health controls with a view to re-opening the Saudi beef market.

Three officials from the Saudi Ministry of Commerce and Industry along with one from the Ministry of Agriculture will arrive in Ireland on Sunday for a weeklong visit.

This follows a trade mission to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, led by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, earlier this year in which Agriculture and Food Minister Mary Coughlan participated.