Press releases

MII welcomes State aid decision

04/02/2020 - Meat Industry Ireland (MII) today welcomed the announcement of EU State aid approval for an investment programme for primary processing of agricultural products in Ireland. MII has been pushing for

MII reacts to Oireachtas report on beef sector

25/06/2019 - Meat Industry Ireland (MII), the Ibec sector organisation representing the meat processing industry today welcomed the work of the Oireachtas Agriculture Committee looking at the beef sector in the

MII statement on China access

15/05/2019 - Meat Industry Ireland (MII) welcomes the fact that the Chinese authorities have committed to a plant approval inspection mission in August. Obviously, it would have been preferable had they granted

Labour shortage continues to impact on industry

22/03/2019 - Meat Industry Ireland (MII), the Ibec sector organisation which represents the meat processing sector in Ireland, has confirmed that availability of labour remains a major issue for meat processing

UK proposed tariffs threatens Irish meat exports

13/03/2019 - Meat Industry Ireland, the Ibec group that represents the meat processing sector in Ireland, has said that the UK Government’s proposed approach on tariffs and import quotas in a No-Deal Hard

Automated Carcase Grading System in Ireland

12/03/2019 - The automated carcase grading system that is in operation in Ireland is the most comprehensive approach to ensuring objective and consistent beef carcase classification according to the European