Michael McNamara (Clare, Labour)
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Following on from the point made by Deputy Ferris, there is a large white population in the middle of central Asia. Iran is one of the countries to which we have traditionally exported beef, for example. I wonder if any attempt has been made to export to or develop markets in Iran, across the Levant and into the newer states of central Asia, particularly Kazakhstan which has an increasing middle class. Similarly, while Brazil and Argentina are countries which produce a lot of beef, I am not aware that they produce the same amount of milk products. Is any attempt being made to develop markets in South America, other than Chile which has been referred to?