The Beef Forum must be reconvened as a matter of urgency, according to ICSA president Edmond Phelan.
Phelan said that the retail sector must be included in discussions at the forum if progress is to be made.
“It’s time for retailers to step up to the plate and participate as stakeholders. Along with primary producers and processors, they are an integral part of the beef supply chain and there must be more openness and partnership if the industry is to survive,” he said.
“The Beef Forum must reconvene, and it must work better. Last October, ICSA, along with other farming organisations, did not attend the forum. At that time beef farmers had been dealing with processors savagely cutting prices week after week.
“These cuts continued and have now resulted in a €100m EU fund of exceptional aid. However, the time is now right to get back around the table and work collaboratively to get beef back from the brink,” he said.
Beef farmers can no longer be left to carry the can alone, Phelan continued.
“Models of production up until now have all been based on one stakeholder, the primary producer, taking all the risk. This model has failed and it’s time to establish a new one before it’s too late for all concerned.”
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The Beef Forum must be reconvened as a matter of urgency, according to ICSA president Edmond Phelan.
Phelan said that the retail sector must be included in discussions at the forum if progress is to be made.
“It’s time for retailers to step up to the plate and participate as stakeholders. Along with primary producers and processors, they are an integral part of the beef supply chain and there must be more openness and partnership if the industry is to survive,” he said.
“The Beef Forum must reconvene, and it must work better. Last October, ICSA, along with other farming organisations, did not attend the forum. At that time beef farmers had been dealing with processors savagely cutting prices week after week.
“These cuts continued and have now resulted in a €100m EU fund of exceptional aid. However, the time is now right to get back around the table and work collaboratively to get beef back from the brink,” he said.
Beef farmers can no longer be left to carry the can alone, Phelan continued.
“Models of production up until now have all been based on one stakeholder, the primary producer, taking all the risk. This model has failed and it’s time to establish a new one before it’s too late for all concerned.”
Read more
Watch: full automation in 230-head German finishing unit
Global beef update: EU beef imports at 135,679t to end of May
Beef trends: bull throughput reducing but slowly
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