by Neassa | Oct 23, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA beef chair Edmund Graham has called on the meat factories and Bord Bia to explain how a €1/kg differential between British and Irish prime cattle can be justified. “This shows that factories are fleecing farmers. This differential is the highest in living memory...
by Neassa | Sep 29, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Beef chair Edmund Graham has criticised factories for attempting to direct the trade by pulling prices this week in order to fill their own feedlots. “Prices being pulled this week is a disgrace as there is no real justification for it. The average GB price...
by Neassa | Aug 31, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Beef chair Edmund Graham has advised farmers that the ball is back in their court and that factory prices are hardening. “This week has seen a marked change with factories actively looking for cattle and quotes have increased by as much as 10c/kg. It is now time...
by Neassa | Aug 11, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Beef chair Edmund Graham has said there will be no need for any scheme to reduce cattle numbers if the meat industry continues their onslaught on beef prices. “The price cuts we have seen since April are too much to bear for most beef farmers. It is an exit...
by Neassa | Jul 25, 2023 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Beef chair Edmund Graham has said the daily liveweight potential gain of calves born to the dairy sector must reach 1kg/day if beef farmers are to be expected to rear them. “We need to see a significant improvement in the beef merit of calves born to the dairy...