Meat industry stakeholders urge EU caution on Mercosur

Farmers, meat factories and the Department of Agriculture are all pushing to ensure the European Commission does not offer beef import quota concessions to South American countries.

Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney has spoken about the Mercosur trade talks with other member states ahead of today’s Council of Ministers meetings Council of Ministers meeting in Luxembourg.

He raised alarms following indications that the Commission may be about to offer Argentina, Brazil, and the Mercosur partners tariff rate quotas for sensitive products, including beef.