How worried should Government be about Chinese ban on Irish beef?

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Ireland is the largest exporter of beef in Europe and the fifth largest beef exporter in the world. Photograph: Cyril Byrne News of an atypical case of BSE in a cow in Ireland halting beef exports to China will come as a heavy blow to the Government as it tries to gain a greater foothold in the world’s largest importer of beef. This is the second time in recent years that Irish exports to China have been halted due to an atypical case of BSE. The Department of Agriculture has been quick to point out that it was only due...