by admin | Apr 15, 2020 | Latest News, Press Releases
10 APRIL 2020 ICSA president Edmond Phelan has said that the announcement of an EU €540 billion Covid-19 rescue package is welcome, but it does not go far enough and leaves a lot of unanswered questions. “It is very far from clear how this will help the beleaguered...
by admin | Apr 8, 2020 | Latest News, Press Releases
8 APRIL 2020 ICSA president Edmond Phelan has castigated the lack of decisive intervention by the EU in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. “There is nowhere near enough urgency to deal with the massive economic disruption caused in particular to the agri-food sector....
by admin | Apr 8, 2020 | Latest News, Press Releases
8 APRIL 2020 ICSA sheep chairman Sean McNamara has dismissed claims by Meat Industry Ireland that the outlook for sheep is so negative. “This is the usual scaremongering to try and beat farmers into submission. We see New Zealand lamb continues to be stocked in...
by admin | Apr 6, 2020 | Latest News, Press Releases
4 APRIL 2020 ICSA beef chairman Edmund Graham has slammed the ABP group for bringing in Polish beef to meet shortages of beef at Asda and Sainsburys while simultaneously trying to drive down price paid to Irish farmers. He called on Irish farmers to point blank refuse...
by admin | Apr 6, 2020 | Latest News, Press Releases
3 APRIL 2020 ICSA sheep chairman Sean McNamara has urged sheep farmers to hold their nerve and resist price cutting for hoggets. “There is ample evidence of scarcity of sheep meat in retail outlets in Ireland and the UK. Meat factories are trying to create a scare to...
by admin | Apr 1, 2020 | Latest News, Press Releases
1 APRIL 2020 ICSA president Edmond Phelan has welcomed the statement from Tesco Ireland that they will be maintaining the price they are currently paying to processors until June 2020, in an effort to support beef farmers. Commenting on the move ICSA president Edmond...