Deirdre Ryan.
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Bord Bia will be introducing a number of new schemes as part of developments taking place “as a result of changing market demands”.
At this morning’s Bord Bia Meat Marketing Seminar, discussion focused on the implications of European policy developments and trends in the global meat market, along with how it is positioning Irish meat for future value growth.
Deirdre Ryan, director of Origin Green and Quality Assurance at Bord Bia, explained how delivering evidence to the market of standards and practices in place is vital for future growth:
In order to service the needs of increasingly discerning consumers and customers, we need to offer proof of the standards we have in place at farm and processing level.
January 14, 2021 8:24 am
Grant Thornton has highlighted the “resilience of the Irish food industry” following the publication of Bord Bia’s Export Performance and Prospects 2020/21 report.
Commenting following the publication of the report yesterday (Wednesday, January 13), Padraig Ryan, director in business consulting at Grant Thornton Ireland, said:
“The report by Bord Bia [yesterday] demonstrates the resilience of the Irish food industry in tough market conditions.
Covid-19 created unprecedented trading conditions but many Irish food businesses were able to adapt quickly and work with the entire supply chain to ensure continuity of supply.
“The closure of the food services industry and many on-premise enterprises for significant proportions of the year has had a significant negative impact on certain sectors.
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Meat Industry Ireland director Cormac Healy. \ Dave Ruffles
Exports in the Irish meat sector delivered a remarkable performance in 2020 despite the challenges faced, according to Meat Industry Ireland (MII).
The comments came following the publication of Bord Bia’s
Export Performance and Prospects report, which showed an increase of 2% in overall meat exports despite the disruption of COVID-19, Brexit and loss of the Chinese market for beef.
MII director Cormac Healy said: “Our members worked hard to find alternative markets for Irish meat exports in the face of an overnight shutdown of the restaurant and food service market channel due to COVID lockdowns.
January 13, 2021 2:40 pm
Irish dairy and specialised nutrition exports delivered a “stellar performance” for the Irish economy in 2020, when considering the challenges posed during the year, according to Dairy Industry Ireland (DII).
The Ibec association representing the Irish dairy and specialised nutrition sector was commenting following the publication of Bord Bia’s Export Performance and Prospects report this morning (Wednesday, January 13).
Today’s report showed a 3% uplift in dairy exports to €5.2 billion – despite the challenges to the industry from the Covid-19 pandemic and the disruption of Brexit.
The industry-led strategy of aggressively diversifying Irish dairy markets in preparation for Brexit is also paying dividends – with almost half of exports now going outside both the UK and the EU – DII noted.