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Trade mission to Mexico aims to expand pigmeat exports
This week’s trade mission to Mexico to increase pigmeat and agricultural produce exports sees Minister Martin Heydon and Bord Bia engaging with Mexican officials and agri-food stakeholders. It will be led by Minister Martin Heydon TD who will be joined by officials from the Department of Agriculture, BordBia CEO Tara McCarthy and the Embassy of Ireland for meetings with senior ministers of the Mexican government and members of the Mexican…
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No Irish applications for EU pigmeat storage aid 
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed that no Irish-based companies have applied for the EU private storage scheme for pigmeat. The European Commission announced the measure last month in a bid to ease pressure on pigmeat markets. The scheme, which opened on 25 March, allows operators to apply for aid to cover part of the storage costs of pigmeat. There is a stipulation that the…
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Private storage aid scheme for pigmeat to open later this month
The European Commission has confirmed that its proposed private storage aid scheme for pigmeat will open later this month. There there will be temporary exemptions for some scheme regulations. The Commission also announced further measures to address the food crisis in the form of a €500 million support package for farmers.  According to the EU Commission the introduction of a private storage scheme aims to ease pressure on markets in the EU, and…