Winter finishers 'can’t carry the costs on their shoulders' with no minimum price guarantees

"We need both the factories and the minister to step in behind finishers for this winter to keep things going."

IFA livestock chairman Brendan Golden has said that "opportunism of factories must stop".

Winter finishers "can’t carry the costs of inputs on their shoulders" with no minimum price guarantees, the Irish Farmers’ Association has warned.

IFA livestock chairman Brendan Golden has said that "opportunism of factories must stop" and beef prices must reflect the reality of the marketplace.