Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton has announced details of a new €12.9m investment in the Irish agricultural technology sector by French companies.

A working group on market access for Irish beef in China is the first such group set up by an EU member state, and Ireland is one of only three countries worldwide to have such a working group, said Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney, in a recent review of what he described as the “very significant” achievements of the trade delegation he led to China in April.

Samco Agricultural Manufacturing in Limerick has signed a deal to bring its cutting-edge corn silage system to China.