The Agriculture Minister is leading beef producers on a trade mission to the US – to mark the opening of the market to Irish products for the first time in 15 years.
The visit – which will take in New York, Washington and Boston – follows the end of the American embargo on European beef – which was introduced at the height of the BSE crisis.
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Ireland is the first country to gain access to the US market since the ban ended.
Despite that – the President of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association says he has concerns about the mission.
Patrick Kent says it's a "distraction" from the core issue of beef prices at Irish factories.
