Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 12 July 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Development of the Sheep Sector: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. Jim O'Toole:
As my colleague, Mr. Burke, outlined, the EU quota from third countries so far is underutilised. Greater access is being given because of imports from New Zealand and Australia to the UK, which we would see as a threat, but there is also some trade between New Zealand and China, albeit at a lower price point than we would like. They may not divert to China because the European market is more attractive. On balance it is probably neutral enough in the immediate term in the threat from imports into the EU versus the exporting opportunities we are developing.
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