Exports

Irish Services Growth Hits Highest During Pandemic: PMI

A surge in new orders from home and abroad spurred the sharpest rate of growth in Irish services activity since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March, while...

Ivory Coast Seeks To Sell 100,000 Tonnes Of Cocoa As Buyers Haggle

Ivory Coast's cocoa regulator is seeking to sell around 100,000 tonnes of cocoa held by domestic traders who had bought the beans from farmers but lack acc...

EU Wheat Crops Not Seen Suffering Big Hit From Cold Spell

Severe cold across Europe in the past week is unlikely to have inflicted significant damage on wheat crops that had built up winter sturdiness an...

Meat Industry Faces Export Cost Increases of 40%

Meat processors and exporters are experiencing increases in export costs of up to 40%, due to the loss of frictionless trade caused by Brexit. In a sub...

Bans On GMO Corn, Glyphosate In Mexico Would Shrink Food Supplies, Industry Says

The Mexican government's push to wean itself off a massive dependence on genetically modified corn imports would upend the country's food supply,...

Food And Drink Exports In 2020 Demonstrate Resilience Of The Sector, Says FDI

Food Drink Ireland (FDI), said the recent publication of Bord Bia’s Export Performance and Prospects report, shows the resilience of Ireland’s...

Maersk Confident About Shipping Recovery Beyond 2020

Shipping group Maersk said on Wednesday it is confident about the outlook for shipping beyond 2020 as a second wave of coronavirus infections has only had...

Irish Food And Drink Exports Fall By 9% In May

Irish food and drink exports fell by 9% in May, compared to the same period last year, according to the latest data from the Central Statistics Office....