Beef farmers facing 'desperate situation' as prices 'head in wrong direction' 

"After feeding intensively for the last three to four months, farmers needed to see prices rising."

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association beef chairman Edmund Graham has said that soundings of factories pulling beef prices have "infuriated farmers who are still producing at below the cost of production".

Beef farmers are facing a "desperate situation" as they warn of prices "heading in the wrong direction".

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association beef chairman Edmund Graham has said that soundings of factories pulling beef prices have "infuriated farmers who are still producing at below the cost of production".