ICMSA calls on Smith to conduct review of meat factory pricing grid

CONFIDENCE among beef producers can only be restored if the current meat factory pricing grid for cattle is reviewed and if the results of inspections of mechanical graders are published, according to the ICMSA.

Senior figures at the dairy farmer body welcomed Agriculture Minister Brendan Smith’s statement during Beef Expo Ireland 2010 in Kilkenny that he was willing to review certain factors which farmers view as inhibiting their sector.

The ICMSA has consistently opposed the beef pricing grid, the carcass quality classification system introduced on December 15 last year.