IFA President Padraig Walshe has responded strongly to reported requests from Brazil for the EU to ease up on traceability standards on beef imports. He said the EU Commission, both DG Sanco and DG Agri, must give Brazil an emphatic No.
He said the message must be clear – Europe will not tolerate sub-standard imports.
If only our Government was able to control public spending like our meat processors control beef prices, then there would be no need for last weeks emergency budget.
In fact, we would probably be the envy of all the rest of the EU. As it stands we are not and our beef farmers are most [...]
An emergency meeting between farming representatives and factory owners will take place tomorrow to discuss the crisis facing the Irish beef trade.
The meeting comes after farmer protests outside meat plants last week, Factory owners described the protests as "misguided and unhelpful".
Farmers have suspended protests until tomorrow's meeting, it has not ruled out a [...]
By Justin McCarthy
The upward movement in beef prices has continued this week albeit at a somewhat slower and more sluggish pace than was expected. In reality announcement that the EU Commission had imposed a complete ban on Brazilian beef had little impact on the actual market. The main retail outlets across Europe had already cleared [...]
