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 [...]
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has expressed dismay at the
figures revealed in the 2008 Teagasc National Farm Survey that was published today.
According to ICSA president Malcolm Thompson, the figures underline a general
substantial decline in farm profitability caused by excessive increases in costs
(direct costs up 16.4%; overhead costs up 11.3%).
Mr Thompson said [...]
