Benefits of renewed beef access to China must be seen in prices to farmers

The long-awaited reopening of the Chinese market for Irish beef is significant.

The Department of Agriculture has announced that exports will now resume after they were suspended following the confirmation in May 2020 of an isolated case of atypical BSE.

The benefits of the resumed access of Irish beef to China must be seen directly in stronger prices for farmers, farm organisations have stressed.

The Department of Agriculture has announced that exports will now resume after they were suspended following the confirmation in May 2020 of an isolated case of atypical BSE.