Farm leader’s warning to factories
Amid producer fears of more cuts in factory prices, IFA Munster Vice-President Donal Kelly has threatened ’strong action’ by farmers against the first factory to bring the price under 90p/lb, “because it will not be accepted by producers who have already suffered from severe cuts in price”.
He said there was no justification to lower prices and any attempt to do so would see farmers protesting to protect incomes, “with over €70/ head being wiped off cattle prices over the past month” and returns to producers trailing prices in the North and Britain for similar type cattle.
