Farming organisations welcome Government decision to oppose Mercosur

The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association, the Irish Farmers’ Association, and Meat Industry Ireland all welcomed the decision

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) president Denis Drennan said: 'We have no way of ensuring that the beef that would be imported into the EU under the agreement would be of the same standards of traceability and environmentally sustainable production that the EU insists upon for its own farmers.' File photo

Farming organisations have welcomed the news that the Irish government plans to vote ‘no’ to the Mercosur trade deal.

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) president Denis Drennan said that the Government’s decision that Ireland would vote against the Mercosur Agreement was the right decision on both economic and environmental grounds.