Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D., has launched an online International market access information portal.

The portal initially will provide information across some of the major agricultural export sectors of dairy, meat, seafood and live animals.  The information provided includes certification arrangements, exporter terms and conditions, individual country trading statistics and the typical products exported to individual markets.

This information will be updated on an ongoing basis where there are changes in trading certifications or where new markets become open to export. The portal also contains specific email addresses per sector where further information may be requested.

The portal is available at the following link: http://www.marketaccess.agriculture.gov.ie/

Eamonn Farrell

Agri Food Policy Executive