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A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Comment: Government from the Taoiseach down wants farmers to accept agreement

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Comment: Government from the Taoiseach down wants farmers to accept agreement

Processors have seen that protesters won’t listen to the established farmer organisations, and may feel that closure or recourse to the law are the only ways to proceed

Permanent restraining orders can be issued against meat factory protestors, court hears

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Permanent restraining orders can be issued against meat factory protestors, court hears

Meat plant owners granted High Court injunctions against protesters

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Meat plant owners granted High Court injunctions against protesters

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Jobs at meat plant 'under threat'

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Hundreds of jobs at risk across the processing industry, claims union

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Smurfit Kappa jobs could be at risk

100 jobs to go in meat factory

THE manufacturing sector looks set to haemorrhage up to 100 more jobs with the rationalisation of operations at Meadow Meats in Laois.

Tue, 30 Jun, 2009

Meat plant job losses 'will devastate community'

The loss of 100 jobs at a meat plant in Co Laois will devastate a local workforce who have no alternative employment, it was claimed tonight.

Mon, 29 Jun, 2009

Average price for beef increases

Marts: The average price for beef has increased by 5-6c/kg (2p/lb) setting a new record as competition between the processors for stock delivers higher returns to producers on a total kill of 28,099 — incl bullocks at 9,949.

Thu, 19 Jun, 2008

Analysis highlights price margin difference

THREE-MONTH analysis of the prices paid to farmers for beef animals shows that the margin of difference between factories for R4L bullocks was less than half of that for R4L heifers around the country.

Thu, 19 Apr, 2007

Bullock prices drop below 2006 level

Marts: Beef prices have slumped below 2006 level — for the first time this year — after the worst week for the dead trade in several months plunged finished into deeper losses.

Thu, 15 Mar, 2007

Tighter prices at the factories

Marts: As beef prices tightened at the factories for a second week, analysis of factory averages for the first two months of 2007 show smaller factories led the field within a narrow price variation nationally.

Thu, 08 Mar, 2007

No change in upward trend

Marts: The overall trend in beef prices continued upwards at the factories with further gains of just under 2 cent/kg in the average for R4L bullocks for last week which brought the average paid to just over 105p/lb.

Thu, 12 Oct, 2006

Beef showing gains

MARTS: Beef prices gained an average of 1-2 cents/kg (approx. 0.5p/lb) at the factories as supplies continued to increase, according to the farmer pay-sheet returns for last week’s kill.

Thu, 19 Jan, 2006

Steadier trade for cull cows

Marts: Cull cow prices were steadier at the factories for last week’s kill and the scale of decline in prices for bullocks and heifers has eased.

Thu, 11 Aug, 2005

Beef trade stays steady at factories

Marts: Apart from a top price of almost 110p/lb paid for R grade heifers at one factory, the beef trade at the factories remained steady with only a fractional downward change in the average prices paid to producers for last week.

Thu, 12 May, 2005

Shortage of beef animals underpins prices

A hard sell by producers of beef animals maintained the average price at the factories, while individual factories paid up to 1p/lb more for R grade bullocks in a tight supply situation for the post-Easter trade.

Thu, 07 Apr, 2005

Shortage of beef animals underpins prices

Marts: A hard sell by producers of beef animals maintained the average price at the factories, while individual factories paid up to 1p/lb more for R grade bullocks in a tight supply situation for the post-Easter trade.

Thu, 07 Apr, 2005

Light kill of cattle at factories

Marts: There was a very light kill of cattle at the factories last week for the first week of post-premia slaughtering with both farmers and factories adopting a wait and see approach on price.

Thu, 13 Jan, 2005

Factories pay average of 1p/lb more for beef

Marts: Beef prices paid by the factories improved by an average of 1p/lb last week, an increase of more than 1.5p/lb recorded at individual factories for both bullocks and heifers.

Thu, 18 Nov, 2004

Sharp drop in factory beef prices

Beef prices dropped sharply at the factories last week, shaving the largest single- week cut in returns to producers for the Autumn season to date.

Thu, 25 Sep, 2003

Prices’ soft landing continues

BEEF prices at the factories are continuing a pattern of soft landings with a further slight easing in returns to producers this past week.

Thu, 04 Sep, 2003

Prices for cows and bullocks remain stable

Marts: The overall strength in the trade for good-quality heifers was the dominant feature of the factory trade for last week.

Thu, 21 Aug, 2003

Beef prices trend eases in returns

Marts: The trend in beef prices at the factories was for a slight easing in returns to producers last week according to the farmer pay sheet analysis.

Thu, 14 Aug, 2003

Cow prices on seasonal high

Marts: Cow prices have reached a seasonal high with up to 75p/lb factory average being paid in the midlands for good cows over the past week, while beef prices have lifted

Thu, 29 May, 2003

Slight slippage in factory prices

THERE was further slight slippage in the prices paid by factories to producers for beef last week with the averages down by around 0.5p/lb to 1p/lb and the fall registering across the scale of grades and factories from the highest paying to the weakest payers.

Thu, 27 Mar, 2003

Dawn pays top price for heifers

Marts: Dawn Meats paid a top price of almost 95p/lb for heifers at their plant at Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo, last week, according to official factory pay sheet prices released yesterday.

Thu, 27 Feb, 2003

Factories forced to pay over quoted prices for beef

FACTORIES paid over the quoted prices for beef to get sufficient supplies last week as producers engaged in hard dealing with fewer cattle.

Thu, 16 Jan, 2003

Wide variations in cattle grading at factories

WIDE variations in the scale of cattle slaughtered in meat factories qualifying for the better grades has been confirmed in official results, which has shown Munster livestock owners faring the worst in the country.

Wed, 16 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

Top average of 95p/lb is paid for R3 heifers as prices improve

A TOP average price of almost 95p/lb was paid at one factory for R3 heifers last week — a clear 9p/lb above the overall average for the country.

Thu, 22 Aug, 2002