Hopes Irish Beef Exports To China Can Resume In Days Rather Than Weeks

The Portlaoise-based ICSA says it's important it resumes quickly.

There are hopes the export of Irish beef to China can resume in days rather than weeks.

Yesterday the Department of Agriculture confirmed it has been temporarily suspended after an 'atypical' case of BSE, or 'mad cow disease', was detected in a 14-year-old cow.

A report's being prepared on the matter, which will need sign-off by Chinese officials before trade can resume.

Edmund Graham from the Portlaoise-based Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association says incidents like this have happened in other countries:

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