Farmers protest outside three meat factories over cuts to beef prices
The protesters cited UK factory prices of up to €300 per head more than the prices being paid by Irish plants. The protests took place outside Kepak in Clonee, Co Meath; the Dawn Meats plant in Grannagh, Co Waterford; and ABP’s plant in Nenagh, Co Tipperary.
IFA president Eddie Downey said farmers feel betrayed by the processors who, in 2011 and 2012, encouraged farmers to keep their dairy calves for beef and not export them. He said the factory price for bulls has been cut by 30c to 50c/kg or up to €200 per head since last December.
