Processors scupper our image

Farmers may end up the biggest losers in the Irish horse burgers disaster.
Processors scupper our image

Never a business to waste one of its scandals, beef processors are telling some farmers this week they have to pay less for their cattle, because of the market impact of horse meat found in their beef burgers.

That’s bad news for cattle farmers, who are normally paid just enough by processors to keep their heads above water.

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