Organisation: Irish Meat Association

Food strategy must serve modern consumers

SEVERAL months back the meat sector was buzzing with rumours of impending agreement on rationalisation of the beef sector.

Wed, 26 Mar, 2003

Partial reprieve on subsidy averts withdrawal of cattle

THE threat by farmers to withhold cattle supplies from processors with effect from Monday last in protest over the additional levy for rendering was averted at the eleventh hour following a partial reprieve on the Government subsidy.

Thu, 13 Mar, 2003

Meat plant row likely to be resolved

A dispute that threatened to disrupt processing at meat factories next week is likely to be called off.

Sat, 08 Mar, 2003

Subsidy loss a blow to livestock sector as cost will be passed on

EUROPEAN Commission guidelines require the Government cattle rendering subsidy of up to 17 per head to be ended this year.

Thu, 06 Mar, 2003

Meat industry faces further costs

Meat processors warned yesterday that a Government decision to withdraw subsidies from the rendering industry from March 1 will cause major problems for the livestock sector.

Wed, 26 Feb, 2003

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

Russian meat quota unlikely to hit our exports

A DECISION by Russia to impose quotas on meat imports is not expected to have any major effect on Ireland’s export trade with the country.

Tue, 04 Feb, 2003

EU farm ministers to debate proposed CAP reform

THE proposed reform of the Common Agricultural Policy will be debated by the European Union’s farm ministers in Brussels today.

Mon, 27 Jan, 2003

Changes will put hundreds of jobs at risk, warns meat processing industry

THE meat processing industry warned last night that the CAP reform proposals would put hundreds of jobs at risk and result in export losses to the economy of €500 million a year.

Thu, 23 Jan, 2003

ICMSA predict better year ahead for farmers

ICMSA predicted a better year ahead for farmers after this week’s beef industry summit meeting, but IFA said farmers have real worries that a rationalised beef-processing will “manage output and prices”.

Thu, 12 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

Meat processors issue costs warning

CLASHES over the rising costs of producing quality meat are on the horizon, a weekend conference was warned.

Mon, 25 Nov, 2002

Meat association warning

THE Irish Meat Association warned EU Farm Commissioner Franz Fischler in Dublin yesterday of the impact of the CAP mid-term review on beef and sheep output.

Tue, 12 Nov, 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

Meat association welcomes end to protests

The Irish Meat Association has welcomed the stand down of protestors outside the plants in recent weeks.

Sun, 27 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