Longford farmers hear Minister to lead agri food visit to China

Martin Heydon, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with special responsibility for new market development, will lead trade engagements in China this week.

The Minister will be promoting Irish food and drink across a range of sectors including dairy, beef, pork, seafood and spirit drinks as part of the first in-person agri-food trade visit to China since 2019.

The trade visit will begin in Hainan where Minister Heydon will lead Irish participation in the 2023 Hainan Expo, along with the Embassy of Ireland, Bord Bia, and a number of Irish food and drink companies.

Minister Heydon will be a keynote speaker at the Expo and will highlight the opportunities for trade between Ireland and China, focusing on the promotion of Ireland’s high quality and safe agri-food offering.

The Minister will then travel to Shanghai for a series high level engagements with Irish agri-food companies and their Chinese customers, facilitated by Bord Bia.