Welcome for machine beef grades
He said, “I am delighted that the Department has delivered on the ICSA suckler committee recommendation that, under mechanical grading, the wide variation of cattle within the same grade is reflected more accurately”.
“This wider grading interpretation will reduce the margin of error and allow a pricing structure which rewards better cattle within grades.”
Meanwhile, withdrawal of Department of Agriculture cattle carcass classification officers has been postponed to August 1.
But mechanical carcass grading will be put in place as expected during the summer, said Agriculture and Food Minister Joe Walsh when he welcomed industry wide agreement on the part of beef processors last week to proceed with the purchase and installation of machines.
