N.Ireland
Beef exports from Brazil posted a record performance in the first half (H1) of 2026 in terms of both volume and value.
The Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU) has met with Irish MEP Ciaran Mullooly on Brazilian beef and poultry products.
Beef
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has been warned that Brazilian beef imports could begin to out-compete UK-grown products within days.
Global beef production is expected to decline 2% in 2026 as supplies tighten across several major producing regions, according to Rabobank.
Farming leaders today (Friday, August 28) issued a unified call to the UK government to urgently ban Brazilian meat imports from next week.
The NFU is calling on government to introduce a ban on Brazilian imports unless Brazil can show that it is using antibiotics responsibly.
UFU has said that it is increasing pressure on the UK government to restrict imports of Brazilian beef, poultry, and other animal products.
Agri-Business
China could reshape trade flows for beef globally according to a food/agricultural commodity market research organisation.
Brazil’s JBS, the world’s largest meat processor and owner of Moy Park, has reported net revenue of more than US$21.6 billion in Q1 2026.
The Santa Gertrudis cattle breed is less well known amongst cattle breeders here, but is more common in parts of the US and South America.
128kg of Brazilian beef that contained a banned growth promoting hormone entered the Irish market, the FSAI has confirmed.
Exports of beef from Brazil for 2025 are likely to be in excess of three million tonnes for the first time, according to a research body.
There has been a rise in demand from Brazilian beef producers for more reliable beef genetics with...
Agri Politics
A deal to tackle the environmental impact and embrace the economic opportunities of fertilisers was signed last week by the UK and Brazil.
Farmers for Action (FFA) has requested a meeting with Stormont agriculture minister, Andrew Muir to...
Case New Holland has reported a dramatic fall in sales for Q1 2025, with consolidated revenues being $3.83 billion, down 21%
“It’s not true that we are destroying forestry and vegetation” – Dr. Lucio Francelino Araujo University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Arable
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has confirmed that South American...
Switzerland-based fertiliser producer EuroChem has officially opened a new phosphate fertiliser production facility in Brazil.
Brazilian agricultural exports reached a record US$166.55 billion in 2023, according to data from the country’s Ministry of Agriculture and..
Brazil is expected to reach record levels of beef production in 2024, according to a new report today (Tuesday, November 21)
A new report is indicating that additional crop land, equivalent to that already farmed in Brazil, will be required over the next six years.
Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd has confirmed that the sale of Fonterra and Nestlé’s dairy joint venture in Brazil is now complete.
