Farmers, factories seek to resolve beef issues
IFA president, Eddie Downey, said: “IFA has requested Minister Coveney to get the Department of Agriculture to arrange and chair an immediate meeting in line with the procedure agreed in the Beef Forum on this issue. Both IFA and MII consider it is very important that the Department of Agriculture be involved in this process.”
Mr Downey said IFA has raised issues with the minister where some meat plants have imposed dual base prices around non-quality assured stock, and weight penalties contrary to what was agreed at the beef forum. He asked the minister to take up this issue with MII and the factories.
