The Government has secured improved access to the US beef market, paving the way for exports of manufacturing beef or mince, long regarded as the more lucrative end of the trade.
In a timely boost for the sector, which is heavily exposed to the current uncertainty hanging over the UK, Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed said US authorities had agreed to recognise the Republic’s raw meat control system as equivalent to their own.
This will allow Irish exporters ship mince used in burgers and other products to the world’s largest beef market, he said.
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