Government compensation for the increased costs of importing animal feeds such as beet pulp and cane molasses from the USA has been refused.
Since November 10, 2020, there has been a 25 per cent EU import duty increase on beet pulp and molasses.
The tariffs are part of a 16-year-old row over government aid to the US and EU aircraft industries, in what is estimated to be the world’s largest-ever corporate trade dispute.
It is the second time in 12 months that the Irish agri-food industry has been caught up in the Airbus-Being trade war crossfire.
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