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The Northern Ireland Grain Trade Association was founded in 1966 and represents traders, manufacturers, processors, distributors, brokers and service providers who are involved in the Northern Ireland agricultural supply trade.

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The Food Fortress scheme developed with the Queen’s University Institute for Global Food Security gives NIGTA a world leading position in the field of feed assurance.

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Our association has been an active contributor to the work of the Greenhouse Gas Action Group. This project has produced a plan for sustainable farm production based on efficient use of inputs providing a model for responsible growth and more profitable farming.

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Environmental Issues

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NIGTA is lobbying effectively on a number of regulatory issues at both local and European level.

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GLOBAL GRAIN MARKETS UNDER PRESSURE

GLOBAL GRAIN MARKETS UNDER PRESSURE
Local importers and feed manufacturers are facing a perfect storm with weather events and hedge fund activity combining to drive up global commodity...

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PIG RESEARCH CONSORTIUM REPORT

PIG RESEARCH CONSORTIUM REPORT
The challenges of reducing the impact of intensive agriculture on the environment are being addressed at all sectors of the Agri-food chain. The...

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GRAIN AND FEED PRICES RISE IN THE BREXIT COUNTDOWN

GRAIN AND FEED PRICES RISE IN THE BREXIT COUNTDOWN
Another month closer to 1st January and there is still no clarity as to how trade in feed materials will be regulated at the end of the Brexit...

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BREXIT CHALLENGES

BREXIT CHALLENGES
Local feed businesses will face major challenges in the absence of a trade deal between the EU and the UK by the end of the transition period on the...

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BREXIT UNCERTAINTY CONTINUES -

BREXIT UNCERTAINTY CONTINUES -
Local feed businesses are having to put some purchasing decisions on hold as uncertainty continues in relation to the operation of the Northern...

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N IRELAND MUST HAVE A VOICE AT BREXIT NEGOTIATION

N IRELAND MUST HAVE A VOICE AT BREXIT NEGOTIATION
With the worlds’ attention diverted by the ongoing Covid–19 pandemic the clock is steadily counting down to 31st December and the end of the...

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Trade impact of COVID 19

Trade impact of COVID 19
The impact of the Covid 19 Pandemic on trade and the global economy has been significant and will be felt across every aspect of our daily lives. It...

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FIRMER PRICES FOR FEED MATERIALS

FIRMER PRICES FOR FEED MATERIALS
The new decade has started with a significant hardening of prices across a range of feed materials.   A combination of technical factors are in play...

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  • NIGTA Members visited Queens University in September to look around the Global Food Security Unit. Photograph: Columba O'Hare

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  • NIGTA Members visited Queens University in September to look around the Global Food Security Unit. Photograph: Columba O'Hare

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  • Doris Leeman, Secretary, NIGTA and Claudine Heron, Past President, NIGTA chat to new members of the Association Michael and Gail Redmond at the Grain Trade Quarterly Meeting. Photograph: Columba O'Hare
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  • Phelim O'Neill, Chief Executive, NI Meat Exporters Association was the Guest Speaker at the NI Grain Trade Association's Quarterly Meeting and is pictured with Owen Brennan, NIGTA President and Robin Irvine, NIGTA, Chief Executive. Photograph: Columba O'Hare
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  • Visotors to the NIGTA Seminar at Greenmount included from left: Wallace Henry, Rectify; John Kelley, AIC and George Starrett, John Thompson and Sons. Photograph: Columba O'Hare
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  • Visitors to Antrim for the NIGTA Roadshow on Quality Assurance. From left: Alistair Glover, James Glover and Sons; Jane Bond, R and J Lyness; Ian McWhirter, Ian S McWhirter and Paul Sloan, Tullyherron Feeds.
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    EVENTS

    10 Mar 2021
    10:00AM -
    Feed Executive Meeting
    10 Mar 2021
    12:00PM -
    NIGTA AGM
    30 Sep 2021
    06:30PM -
    NIGTA Annual Dinner
    • FEED FORUM
    • CURRENT ISSUES
    • REPRESENTATION
    • CONSULTATIONS
    • QUALITY ASSURANCE
    • FOOD FORTRESS
    • ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
    • REGULATION

    NIGTA FEED FORUM

    • BREXIT DEAL FAILS TO DELIVER FRICTIONLESS TRADE
    • PIG RESEARCH CONSORTIUM REPORT
    • FEED PRICE CONCERNS
    • GRAIN AND FEED PRICES RISE IN THE BREXIT COUNTDOWN
    • BREXIT CHALLENGES

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