EU is beef industry’s best hope, says Deane

THE future challenges facing the beef sector in the European Union are very significant but not without opportunity, according to an IFA leader who has been elected chairman of a powerful group which advises the Commission.

Derek Deane was elected to head the Beef Meat Standing Group of the Commission’s Livestock Products Standing Group in Brussels.

The group, which advises the Commission on all aspects of the beef and livestock market and on European beef policy, includes producer, processor and consumer representatives from across the European Community.