Red meat processor Dunbia recently hosted the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on a fact finding mission to Wales.
Agricultural counsellor Stan Phillips and agricultural specialist Steve Knight of the USDA visited Dunbia’s factory at Llanybydder where Paul Edwards, MD Dunbia Wales provided a tour of the facilities.
Discussions around access to the US market for prime Welsh lamb were held during which Phillips noted: “Our technical experts still have a lot of work to do, but there have been a couple of major steps forward since March in establishing access to the US market for UK lamb.
“Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) could make Welsh lamb more competitive with Australian and New Zealand lamb in the US market.”
Jim Dobson, Dunbia Group chief executive welcomed the visitors to Dunbia Llanybydder: “Dunbia is committed to establishing new global markets for Welsh Lamb. We are delighted to welcome Mr Phillips and Mr Knight from USDA to Dunbia to help showcase the Welsh lamb industry to key players in the United States Department of Agriculture.
“Opening any new market is a slow process but developing strong relationships is vital. We will continue to work with and for the Welsh Lamb industry and look forward to seeing Welsh lamb on the shelves of American supermarkets in the future.”
Following the visit to Dunbia, Phillips and Knight enjoyed farm visits to view the on-farm production of Welsh lamb in association with Welsh Government officials.
Huw and Sheila Davies, who supply National Trust Dolaucothi lamb into the Llanybydder plant hosted the USDA and Welsh Government officials at their Cothi Valley farm.
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