by Neassa | Sep 3, 2025 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Beef chair John Cleary and ICSA Sheep chair Willie Shaw say the latest CSO livestock slaughtering figures, showing a sharp fall in cattle and sheep throughput, are alarming and underline just how serious the situation is for drystock farmers. Commenting on the...
by Neassa | Aug 15, 2025 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Beef chair John Cleary has said meat processors must increase the Quality Assurance (QA) bonus from its current 20c/kg if confidence in the system is to be restored. “Factories have spent much of this year paying flat prices, where it has made little or no...
by Neassa | Jul 31, 2025 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Beef chair John Cleary has said that the 3.8% drop in the national cattle herd – amounting to more than 276,000 head in just 12 months – is the thin edge of the wedge and has warned that the decline could double next year if current trends continue....
by Neassa | Apr 15, 2025 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Beef chair John Cleary has said that the reintroduction of grid-based beef pricing by processors is a clear attempt to manipulate prices under the cover of a short working week. “Between this week, next week, and the May Bank Holiday, they are clearly trying to...
by Neassa | Apr 8, 2025 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Beef chair John Cleary has said it is shocking and deeply concerning that Ireland was not represented at a key meeting last week of ten EU countries who have voiced serious reservations about the Mercosur Trade Deal. “This was a critical opportunity to stand with...
