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  • New live export State of the Industry report released
  • Conversions to Livestock Carriers Accelerate as Condition Issues Persist
  • Brittany Ferries to cease live animal exports

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beefcentral.com /1 month ago

New live export State of the Industry report released

Australia exported more than 1.16 million livestock worth almost $1.1 billion in 2025, with live cattle exports reaching their highest level since 2019 and animal mortality rates r...

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maritime-executive.com /1 month ago

Conversions to Livestock Carriers Accelerate as Condition Issues Persist

A new report developed by a group of animal welfare NGOs is once again highlighting the long-standing problems with live export and livestock carriers...

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rte.ie /2 weeks ago

Brittany Ferries to cease live animal exports

Brittany Ferries will cease live animal exports to France from next month, a decision that has raised concern with the Irish Farmers Association.

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agriland.ie /1 week ago

Calls for new taskforce to focus on future of live exports

The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has called for a dedicated taskforce to be established to safeguard the future of live exports. This follows a meeting of liv...

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agriland.ie /2 weeks ago

Public meeting to discuss ‘growing crisis’ in livestock export sector

Independent Ireland is set to host a public meeting in Athlone next week to discuss the “growing crisis facing Ireland’s livestock export sector”. The decision to call the meeting...

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agriland.ie /1 week ago

Watch: Livestock exporters urged to work together

Livestock exporters have been urged to work together and put on a united front to secure transport capacity for Irish cattle, and particularly calves. A meeting took place in Athlo...

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agriland.ie /2 weeks ago

Live exports: Cowen calls for focus on retaining Irish Ferries service

MEP Barry Cowen has called on the government to ensure that the livestock transport services of Irish Ferries are retained and potentially expanded. His comments follow the decisio...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Commission to examine replacing live exports to third countries with meat

The Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare, Olivér Várhelyi, has said that the European Commission is set to examine the feasibility of exporting meat instead of live animals f...

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irishtimes.com /1 week ago

Irish Ferries the last remaining option for livestock transport after French firm halts exports

Campaigners celebrate shift as farmers and politicians express concern for market access

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agriland.ie /3 days ago

How many extra calves would Irish farmers need to rear if calf exports ended?

The calf export market is a key outlet for Irish calves bred from the dairy herd, with over 215,000 calves exported from Ireland to date this year. These calves are exported to cus...

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agriland.ie /2 weeks ago

Bord Bia: Brittany Ferries decision ‘disappointing’

Bord Bia has said that the decision by Brittany Ferries to cease carrying livestock is “disappointing”, and could impact Ireland’s access to key European markets. Seamus McMenamin,...

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beefcentral.com /3 weeks ago

Higher cattle prices and weaker rupiah weigh on first-half live exports

Australian cattle exports fell almost 30 percent in the first half of 2026, with an earlier Lebaran, higher cattle prices, rising input costs and a weak Indonesian rupiah combining...

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beefcentral.com /3 days ago

S6 Ep26: Live export identity Patrick Underwood

Weekly Grill podcast his Kerry Lonergan caught up recently with live export industry identity Patrick Underwood, talking outlook for the rest of this year and into 2027, challenges...

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agriland.ie /1 week ago

Brittany Ferries exit spurs call for live export strategy

The goverment needs to move beyond short-term assurances and commit to a national plan to ensure resilience in the live export sector, an Offaly TD said. Brittany Ferries recently...

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agriland.ie /1 week ago

What to expect from tonight’s meeting on live exports?

A meeting will take place this evening (Saturday, August 15) in the Athlone Springs Hotel in Co. Roscommon on the challenges in the live export sector following the decision of Bri...

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independent.ie /1 week ago

Questions need to be answered on viability of Ireland’s live export routes, claims Offaly TD

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agriland.ie /1 week ago

Table: Irish calf numbers crossing by sea to 7 EU countries revealed

Over 270,000 head of Irish cattle have been exported to date this year, according to latest figures from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM). In the first 32...

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agriland.ie /6 days ago

Importance of lamb exports to Europe stressed at EasyCare open evening

The importance of lamb exports to Europe, and ensuring carcasses are acceptable to meat inspectors, were among the topics discussed at an EasyCare open evening. The event was hoste...

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insurancejournal.com /1 month ago

Canada Suspends Animal Exports From Texas Due to New World Screwworm Concerns

Canada has suspended several animal exports from Texas due to concerns about the New World screwworm, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Canadian Food Inspection...

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agriland.ie /2 weeks ago

Blow to calf exports as Brittany Ferries to end livestock transport

Brittany Ferries has confirmed to Agriland its plans to end its livestock transport services from Ireland to mainland Europe. This development will have a significant impact on the...

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kxan.com /1 month ago

Canada suspends animal exports from Texas due to New World screwworm concerns

Canada has suspended several animal exports from Texas due to concerns about the New World screwworm, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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beefcentral.com /1 week ago

Opinion: The other side of the trade

A recent visit to Indonesia showed Jessie Daniels what the live cattle trade means at the other end of the northern cattle supply chain.

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feeds.texastribune.org /1 month ago

Canada suspends animal exports from Texas due to New World screwworm concerns

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is barring horses, pigs, cattle and other animals from Texas due to concerns over New World screwworm, a parasitic fly.

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agriland.ie /2 weeks ago

MEP: Heydon ‘must be prepared to step in’ if export capacity lost

An Irish MEP has said that Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon “must be prepared to step in” if transport capacity for livestock exports is lost. As Agrilan...

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