DUBLIN: Beef exports to the US have picked up significantly in recent weeks, according to the Department of Agriculture.
As of the first week of November, approximately 1,300 tonnes worth €8.5 million have been shipped since the lifting of the US beef embargo earlier this year.While short of official predictions, this is an acceleration in trade since June, when only 31 tonnes of beef had been exported.
“This is an exceptionally strong start to this trade, considering that the first exports only went in March of this year and some of the plants were only approved for export as recently as September,” a department spokesman said.
