Walsh comes under pressure over beef markets

THE farm lobby yesterday increased pressure on Agriculture and Food Minister Joe Walsh to have international markets for Irish beef re-opened.

IFA president John Dillon accused the minister of failing to face up to his responsibilities on cattle prices and of a lack of success in re-opening markets and in relation to export refunds.

He said minister Walsh had taken no real action over the last eight weeks at a time when the factories cut cattle prices by over 75 per animal, severely eroding farmers’ incomes.