Meat group seeks better market access

Ireland needs to push EU authorities to accelerate their efforts to gain full market access to US and China, says Meat Industry Ireland.

The Ibec meat factory group says access to these key markets would help offset losses resulting from Russia’s ongoing embargo on many EU food imports, plus losses caused by trade disputes in France.

Meat Industry Ireland has urged Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney to do everything possible to secure this access and to use the next Agricultural Council to seek an EU-wide resolution to these market issues.