Beef cost warning for British stores

The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association has told British supermarkets that they will need to pay more for Irish beef to secure future supplies.

A delegation from the ICSA travelled to London to meet with the senior meat buyers of Tesco and Sainsbury. These were the first in a series of meetings with the main British supermarkets as part of its long-term beef strategy.

ICSA said it told the British supermarket meat bosses that the whole production environment for beef production will change dramatically post-decoupling.