‘Farmers cannot look at Brazilian beef on EU shelves when we are told beefmust be more sustainable’

Ukraine war to rekindle Mercosur talks

Farmers protesting over the Mercosur Deal outside Leinster House, Dublin, in 2019. Picture: Gareth Chaney Collins

EU representatives have approached Brazil’s government, seeking to rekindle negotiations on the stalled 2019 EU-Mercosur trade agreement.

The renewed contact comes amid rapid changes in global supply chains due to the pandemic and the Ukraine war, which have increased Brazil’s influence as an agricultural producer.