Micheál Martin says in Shanghai he is confident ban will be lifted within a few months
Irish beef returned to Chinese supermarket shelves early this year after a three-year suspension due to a case of atypical BSE. Photograph: Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesMr Martin, who is in China for a four-day official visit, said the fact that the case was found during a routine Department of Agriculture check demonstrated Ireland’s bona fides.
The General Administration of Customs of China will conduct the epidemiological assessment of the latest case but Mr Martin was confident the ban would be lifted within a few months. Irish beef exports to China were worth almost €40 million in 2019 before the previous suspension and Bord Bia was working to regain market share in the face of increased competition from countries such as Brazil.
“China is a market with the largest population and an ever-increasing middle class who are driving increased demand for high quality food and beverages, which the Irish agri-food sector excels at producing,” he said.
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