'Beef exports to China must deliver a return for farmers'
IFA president Joe Healy leads calls for price rises as beef exports to China soar
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Irish farmers are demanding price rises as China scours the world for meat to replace the millions of pigs killed by African swine fever this year.
The demand is said to be boosting prices, business and profits for European and South American meat-packers as it re-shapes global markets for pork, beef and chicken.
