Farmers urge factories to reverse meat price cuts

The IFA has met Meat Industry Ireland officials to urge meat factories to invest in their farmer suppliers by offering fairer prices.

IFA president Joe Healy and national livestock chairman Angus Woods met Meat Industry Ireland’s chairman and other senior officials in Portlaoise, Co Laois, with the factory price cuts top of the agenda.

The IFA told the meat factory representatives that farmer anger is rising over the severity of the beef price cuts in the last month.