Beef group says contracts can work for half year
Farmers and processors should work towards a much greater proportion of supply on a contractual basis, especially, but not only for the winter/spring period, Mr Dowling told this week’s beef roundtable.
He said there is little appetite in Ireland for the optional EU legislation to make contract purchasing mandatory, but recommended that contract supply become the dominant practice, in addition to the existing 30% or more of cattle purchased from January to May.
