24 Irish sites approved for export of beef to China

The resumption of Irish beef exports to China was announced by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, at the beginning of this year. The development was welcomed by all stakeholders in the Irish beef industry as the Chinese market imported over 12,000t, or €96 million worth of Irish beef in 2019. However, markets have changed significantly since then, and it will be interesting to see what volumes of beef will be exported to China from Ireland this year. Chinese buyers of Irish beef have placed orders with a number of processors and cattle eligible for export to China have been processed in a number of facilities throughout Ireland as of yesterday (Friday, January 27). Advertisement A total of 24 Irish sites are currently listed on the China Imported Food Enterprise Registration (CIFER) website as approved to export beef to China. Some of these sites slaughter cattle while other sites store or process beef. The Irish sites approved for the export ...