Irish beef exports to China to resume immediately

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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar with Chinese premier Li Qiang at Farmleigh House in Dublin's Phoenix Park. Photograph: Paul Faith/AFP via Getty Images China has reopened its market to Irish beef after exports were suspended late last year due to the detection of an atypical BSE case in a cow during routine Department of Agriculture tests. The announcement was made on Wednesday by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar during a visit to Dublin by Chinese premier Li Qiang. Mr Varadkar said the reopening was “imminent” and the Department of Agriculture later confirmed the move had already happened. The news will be a relief for...