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Mechanical beef grading by May 1
Marts: Sectors of the meat processing industry have been privately giving a guarded welcome to the announcement of grant aid towards the changeover to mechanical grading for beef at the factories, but collectively, they have officially reserved their view on the offer — so far.

Fri, 13 Feb, 2004

Meat processing sector warning
THE meat processing sector is facing major disruption with the possibility of some closures, the ICMSA warned yesterday.

Tue, 18 Feb, 2003

Beef industry rationalisation talks proceed
GOOD progress is reported to have been made in talks to rationalise the beef industry, worth €1.5 billion to the economy.

Tue, 10 Dec, 2002

Officials meet to discuss beef prices

Officials from the Government, the IFA, the ICMSA, IBEC and the Irish Meat Association are in talks this afternoon about the price paid to Irish farmers for beef supplied to meat processors.

Mon, 09 Dec, 2002

Anxious wait by farmers for factory prices on beef
REPORTS of up to 85p/lb being on offer for R grade bullocks will be put to the acid test today as producers anxiously await quotes for beef for the week from factories now that farmers have ceased their protests against prices.

Tue, 29 Oct, 2002

Two-week suspension of farmers' protests
A DECISION by the Irish Farmers Association to suspend protests over cattle prices outside the country's major beef-processing companies for two weeks was welcomed yesterday by the Irish Meat Association.

Mon, 28 Oct, 2002

ICSA slams quality beef ‘rip off’ up to 15p/lb

U GRADE cattle would have made up to 109p/lb if a pricing system to reward better quality cattle was introduced after the January 2000 beef factory blockades.

Thu, 24 Oct, 2002

Offer to hold talks is shot down as cattle prices fall
AN offer of formal negotiations between the IFA and beef processors to solve the worsening protest impasse at beef factories has been shot down as prices for over-age cattle come under severe pressure.

Tue, 22 Oct, 2002

Factory protest by farmers is extended to three days
THE relationship between meat factories and farmers has worsened with the announcement of further escalation of protests at meat factories which will halt slaughtering at those factories for most of next week.

Thu, 17 Oct, 2002

War of words, but no beef price change
THE war of words between IFA and IMA has intensified on the second weekend of farmer protests at meat factories, which halted slaughtering yesterday.

Tue, 15 Oct, 2002

Farmers raise tempo of cattle price campaign
FARMERS intensified their cattle price campaign last night at five plants belonging to the country's three biggest meat processing companies.

Mon, 14 Oct, 2002

Wrangle over beef prices heats up as protests go on
A WAR of words continued yesterday between beef processors and farmers over cattle prices.

Tue, 08 Oct, 2002

IFA are putting beef industry at risk, claim cattlemen
THE Irish Farmers Association (IFA) is putting Ireland's beef industry and the livelihoods of cattle producers at risk, the Irish Meat Association (IMA) has claimed.

Mon, 30 Sep, 2002

Farmers actions threatening beef industry, say IMA

As farmers step up their protests over meat prices this evening, they are being warned that their actions are putting Ireland's beef industry at risk.

Sun, 29 Sep, 2002

Farmers praise export refund hikes
THE European Commission's decision to increase beef export refunds to Egypt was yesterday welcomed by farming organisations.

Sat, 28 Sep, 2002

Production restarts but fear of rising meat dispute

Production was resuming today at six meat processing plants which were at the centre of a nationwide protest by farmers.

Tue, 24 Sep, 2002

AIPB plants to resume slaughtering after protests
SLAUGHTERING at six meat factories will resume today after coming to a halt yesterday as farmers protested over cattle prices. The protests outside the AIBP Goodman plants at Nenagh, Cahir, Bandon, Rathkeale and Clones were suspended last evening, but the Irish Farmers' Association warned it has plans in place for further action if cattle prices do not rise.

Tue, 24 Sep, 2002

Farmers continue to picket meat plants

Hundreds of farmers today continued to picket meat processing plants across the country in protest at what they claim are unfair cuts in the price paid to farmers for livestock.

Mon, 23 Sep, 2002

Farmers protest cattle prices
Agriculture Correspondent

Mon, 23 Sep, 2002

Farmers plan protests outside meat factories

FARMERS are going ahead with overnight cattle price protests from tomorrow evening outside the six meat factories owned by the country’s largest processing group, AIBP.

Sat, 21 Sep, 2002

Call for action on market access

Ray Ryan Agriculture Correspondent

Thu, 15 Aug, 2002

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