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It is the result of diligent work by my officials and the Embassy of Ireland in Washington DC, following the lifting last December of the US ban on EU sheep meat exports.” It marks another welcome move in the diversification of overseas markets for Irish sheep meat in line with the Food Vision 2030 goal of accessing and developing new market opportunities in priority markets.

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Mr McConalogue said: “This agreement provides full access for Irish sheep meat to the US market. The new agreement follows on from the publication last December of a US department of agriculture rule which removed restrictions on exports of most sheep and goat products from the EU. However, moves have been under way for some time to have this ban reversed. Minister of State Martin Heydon will have engagements in Texas and Mexico.Įuropean sheep meat exports have been excluded from the US market since 1998 due to the presence of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) in certain European Union countries. The announcement of the agreement came as the Minister prepares to lead a major agrifood trade mission this week to the United States which includes visits to Chicago, Ohio and Washington DC. Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue said the deal on bilateral veterinary certification would allow Irish sheep meat plants to formally apply for approval to export to the US.

Irish lamb and sheep meat will have full access to the American market under a new agreement reached between Ireland and the United States department of agriculture.