19 Jan 2024
Irish beef exports to China to resume immediately
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China has reopened its market to Irish beef after exports were suspended late last year due to the detection of an atypical BSE case in a cow during routine Department of Agriculture tests.
The announcement was made on Wednesday by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar during a visit to Dublin by Chinese premier Li Qiang.
Mr Varadkar said the reopening was “imminent” and the Department of Agriculture later confirmed the move had already happened.
The news will be a relief for farmers and meat exporters given a 2020 scare related to BSE, commonly known as mad cow disease, led to the suspension of beef exports to China for 2½ years.
Cormac McQuinn, Denis Staunton | The Irish Times
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