A shake-up of the Irish meat processing sector continues, with the proposed sale of Dunbia in Northern Ireland following the ABP Food Group and Linden Food Group announcement of their intention to enter a 50:50 joint venture with Slaney Foods.

IFA, ICSA and Mairead McGuinness MEP have asked the competition authorities to examine the potential market impacts of ABP Food Group’s acquisition of a 50% stake in Slaney Foods.

Farmer groups IFA and ICSA have raised competition concerns following ABP Foods’ acquisition of a 50% share in the Slaney Foods business in the Republic of Ireland.