Farmers say beef at risk in global trade deals

Beef farmers’ livelihoods will be under threat if the EU agrees to accept extra beef imports from countries with lower standards, the ICSA has claimed.

ICSA president Patrick Kent said beef farmers could be “hung out to dry” due to EU participation in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership talks.

He said alarm bells are ringing and the Government needs to take a hard line to defend beef farming.