IFA: ‘Opportunity’ for cattle trade with Turkey

There is a real opportunity for Ireland to open the live cattle export market to Turkey, according to the Irish Farmers Association.

Livestock committee chairman Henry Burns has called on the acting Agriculture, Food, and Marine Minister, Simon Coveney, to prioritise negotiations in agreeing the access arrangements with the Turkish authorities.

Mr Burns said the opportunities are considerable. Turkey imported a total of 380,000 head of live cattle in 2015. The majority came from South America with more than 120,000 head from France.