Meat factories sharply criticised by IFA over ‘unjustified’ price cuts

MEAT factories were accused by the Irish Farmers Association yesterday of financially crippling winter finishers through unjustified cattle price cuts.

IFA Livestock Committee chairman Michael Doran said the factories were pushing a self-destruct button with their shortsighted price cutting policy.

He said this would drive winter finishers out of business and set the beef sector backwards by years in terms of seasonality.