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Irish organic producers target export growth

Bord Bia is on track to deliver several projects in the autumn to best support future growth in Irish organic production. These include a project to quantify the volume of Irish organic produce available for both the domestic retail sector and for export. This insight will enable Bord Bia to plan targeted lead generation and promotional activities in 2023. Meanwhile, in early autumn, Bord Bia will present the results of…

Market for organic produce on the up

The market for organic produce is flourishing, as Bord Bia’s figures show. It appears that the Irish market for organic produce saw a record 17.7% growth in 2020, which translated to €235m in total sales. In Bord Bia’s sheepmeat and livestock sector manager Séamus Mc Menamin’s opinion, growth was driven by the pandemic. Regarding organic imports, the country is over 95% self-sufficient in eggs, lamb, beef, dairy and seafood. Organic…

Bord Bia urges organic producers to enter National Organic Awards

Bord Bia has put out a call for all Irish organic farmers, growers, producers and manufacturers to submit entries to the National Organic Awards, which takes place on Thursday, 13 October, 2022. Entries close on 26 August this year. There are seven award categories, chosen to recognise key developments in the organic sector: a retail award; a private label award; export award winner; new and innovative award; e-commerce award; marketing…

Irish mushroom sector gets a welcome boost

The mushroom sector will soon benefit from funding made through the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR). An amount of €210,000 has been confirmed, which is planned to go towards the promotion of Irish produce in the UK. Brexit has impacted the sector, resulting in reduced volumes and additional costs. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has commented that this has reduced the competitiveness and attractiveness of Irish mushrooms in…

Bord Bia cattle trade and prices

Here are the latest Bord Bia cattle trade and prices figures for cattle and beef. Throughput Cattle supplies at export approved meat plants totaled 31,640 head during the week ending 5 May, 2022 (Week 18). This is 5,785 head below the previous week’s figure and 3,321 head above the corresponding week in 2021 (+12%). A total of 638,664 cattle have been processed during 2022 to date, an increase of 72,589 head from the…

New Bord Bia Global Hub on Pembroke Road

Last week, Bord Bia hosted Food Academy: Taste of Local as their first partner programme at its new Global Hub on Pembroke Road, Ballsbridge. Bord Bia’s new office facilities have been designed to showcase Ireland’s agri-food sector both at home and internationally – a sector that exported €13.5 billion worth of food and drink last year – the equivalent of exporting almost €37 million worth of food and drink every…

New intake needed for Bord Bia marketing fellowship 2023

The Bord Bia marketing fellowship for 2023 has been launched. Next year’s postgraduate programme has 20 fully funded places on offer. Intended for graduates with work experience, the programme is run in partnership with the University College Dublin (UCD) Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, where successful applicants can take advantage of undertake a fully-funded masters. Students will also receive a bursary and benefit from work placement through Bord Bia’s domestic…

HPAI the focus of discussions in UAE

There has been further engagement in the trade mission to the Gulf region, with the latest development being discussions surrounding Highly Pathogenetic Avian Influenza (HPAI). Earlier this week, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue and his United Arab Emirates (UAE) counterpart her excellency H.E. Mariam Al-Mheiri. McConalogue says that The focus of the MoU was based on cooperation…