ICSA suckler chairman Brendan McLaughlin has said that the current pressure on beef prices from factories will result in many suckler farmers going out of business. "This pressure reflects on the entire industry with poor prices being paid for weanlings as beef finishers are not getting a fair price in factories. Suckler farmers cannot [...]
ICSA suckler chairman Brendan McLaughlin has said that the current pressure
on beef prices from factories will result in many suckler farmers going out
of business.
“This pressure reflects on the entire industry with poor prices being paid
for weanlings as beef finishers are not getting a fair price in factories.
Suckler farmers cannot afford to produce store cattle [...]
Irish Beef finishers are playing hardball with factory buyers this week as they push for a significant hike in cattle prices following the EU Commission's decision to restrict Brazilian beef imports.
Factories have battled to keep a lid on quotes but buyers for the processing plants admitted that they were struggling to source supplies and [...]
