Supply Chain

United States Threatens Additional Tariffs On $4bn Of EU Goods

The United States has threatened tariffs on up to $4 billion worth of additional EU goods, which could include Irish whiskey. The move is yet another in...

Quality Cocoa Shortage Sends European Premiums To Near 10-Year High

Buyers in Europe's physical cocoa market are having to pay top dollar for quality beans from leading global producers Ivory Coast and Ghana to compete with...

ICSA Welcomes Oireachtas Report On Beef, But Calls For Mercosur Axe

Beef chairman of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA), Edmund Graham, has welcomed the recommendations in the report on “The...

Majority Of Ireland’s Food And Drinks Firms Are ‘Brexit Ready’

Brexit preparedness at food and drinks firms jumps to 93% while levels of stockholding double to 70%, research showed. 86% of respondents are clear that...

EU May Ease Regulations On Food From Japan's Nuclear Disaster Region

The European Union proposed on Thursday easing restrictions on imports of some food from Japanese regions hit by the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011, Ja...

UK Report Suggests Shared Agri-Food Area For UK&I Post-Brexit

A new report has come from Prosperity UK’s Alternative Arrangements Commission, suggesting that a new shared food safety and animal health area, taki...

Dairy Co-op Dale Farm Sees Strong Growth Despite Brexit 'Distraction'

Northern Irish dairy co-op Dale Farm has reported a pre-tax profit increase of just under 20% in the 12 months to March 2019, it has been reported. Acco...

EU, Mercosur Strike Trade Pact, Defying Protectionist Wave

The European Union and South American bloc Mercosur agreed to a free trade treaty on Friday, concluding two decades of talks and committing to more open ma...