14 OCTOBER 2019

ICSA president Edmond Phelan has said the Beef Markets Taskforce cannot begin its work while injunctions hang over individual farmers. “ICSA decided at an early stage this morning that we could not attend the taskforce while injunctions remain in place.”

“ICSA does not condone physical clashes but the blame for the failure of today’s talks stands squarely with those meat processors who have so far refused to issue letters of discontinuance in respect of certain individual farmers.”

“There is no way these talks will commence until all legal threats have been removed.”

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