Agri Politics
The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) has said that attempts by factories to "lower beef prices" are "at odds with the reality of markets".
Agri-Business
The Department of Enterprise (DETE) issued 3,291 work permits for the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector up to the end of October.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has conducted over 37,000 checks on carcases at meat factories this year.
The Department of Enterprise issued 2,261 work permits for the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector in the first seven months of 2024.
Beef News
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association (ICSA) demanded that meat processors be held to account for recent beef price reductions.
Beef
The IFA Livestock Committee chair said attempts by meat factories to offer lower prices for beef cattle are "at odds with market conditions".
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE) issued 372 work permits to the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector in May.
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers' Association (ICMSA) is calling on factories to explain the recent "farcical price cuts for prime cattle".
Meat Industry Ireland (MII) is working to increase the number of meat plants which are eligible to export Irish beef to South Korea.
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE) issued 205 work permits for the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector in April.
The IFA Beef Committee chair Declan Hanrahan has said that strong beef markets need to translate into higher prices for farmers.
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) is currently seeking temporary veterinary inspectors (TVIs) for meat plants around the country.
Meat Industry Ireland (MII), the Ibec organisation representing beef processing companies, welcomed the resumption of beef exports to China.
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association (ICSA) has said that Irish beef prices are still lagging over 80c/kg behind UK prices.
Meat factories must increase prices to close the gap between prime Irish beef prices and the prime export benchmark price, the IFA said.
The ICSA has called on meat factories and Bord Bia to explain a €1/kg price differential between British and Irish prime beef cattle.
The ICMSA said the "jaw-dropping" gap between Irish and UK beef prices has widened again according to official figures.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is hiring temporary veterinary inspectors for meat plants around the country.
The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) is estimating that falling beef prices are costing Irish farmers around €2 million per week.
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association (ICSA) has said that losses for beef farmers cannot be compounded by further price cuts.
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association (ICSA) has called for more clarity on recent data on beef imports to Ireland.
The number of cattle slaughterings in March was almost 5% lower than the same month last year, according to the CSO.
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) has confirmed that no meat factory has been fined for excessive carcass trimming since 2020.
