Minister urged to convene meeting between the IFA and meat factories

An immediate meeting between the Irish Farmers’ Association and the meat factories should be convened by Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney.

That’s what IFA president Eddie Downey said yesterday “in order to make progress in resolving the price and specification cuts that have so badly damaged confidence in the beef sector this year.”

He said last week the minister met with the factories and called for “positive engagement” between processors and producers.