Midlands MEP Calls For Appeal On Animal Feed Tariffs

EU tariffs of 25% on US animal feed products are set for next month. 

A Midlands MEP is calling on the European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development to appeal the animal feed tariffs. 

It comes as EU tariffs of 25% on US animal feed products are set for next month. 

These tariffs will increase the price of animal feed by approximately €15 per tonne. 

With imports of over 5.7 million tonnes of animal feed annually, this rise will be an extra Irish farming burden of approximately €85 million per year. 

Midlands North West MEP Ciaran Mullooly say Irish farmers can't afford this blow:  

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