Meat factories
Contributor on 27 Feb 2021
Claim that Department penalised worker for Beef Plan involvement rejected
A State workplace watchdog has rejected a civil servant’s claim that he was penalised for being a member of the Beef Plan Movement by the Department of Agriculture. Gordon Deegan reports.
Adam Woods on 22 Feb 2021
Beef prices: farmer frustration growing as factories play games with quotes
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including factory quotes for finished cattle.
Phelim O'Neill on 11 Feb 2021
Trade disputes hitting Australian agriculture
Trade disputes costing Australian agriculture in farmer federation budget submission,
Adam Woods on 08 Feb 2021
Factories move to undermine winter finishers with beef quote drop
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including Monday’s quotes, which aren’t good news for winter finishers.
Barry Cassidy on 08 Feb 2021
Attempts to talk down beef trade ‘not justified’ – IFA
Beef farmers are expected to produce the highest quality beef for prices that are currently up to 80c/kg below the cost of production, according to the IFA.
Peter McCann on 03 Feb 2021
Bar to be raised to get new BPS
Soil sampling and greenhouse gas auditing has been proposed as requirements for the basic resilience payment in NI.
Barry Cassidy on 03 Feb 2021
First tranche of €100m processor fund up for grabs
The funds will finance the production of higher value add products targeted at new markets rather than increased volumes of raw materials.
Barry Cassidy on 28 Jan 2021
ICSA calls for €100m factory fund to be tied to suckler brand
The ICSA wants factories to commit to prices transparency and a suckler beef brand before accessing a €100m Brexit fund.
Phelim O'Neill on 27 Jan 2021
€150/hd gap in prices paid by factories
The Factory leagues for 2020 show a gap of up to €150 per head between the highest and lowest paying factories.
Phelim O'Neill on 27 Jan 2021
Top-paying factories in the league
Jennings and Foyle elbow in as the large groups dominate the top positions in the tables.
Phelim O'Neill on 27 Jan 2021
Difference between factories as much as €150 per head
Despite the turmoil of a global pandemic, farmers and factory workers kept beef production going in 2020 and, as in previous years, there is a huge difference between the top and bottom prices paid.
Matt Dempsey on 20 Jan 2021
The sustainibility conundrum
An increasing proportion of our beef is going down the mince route, a classic commodity which by definition will give no quality premium.
Lorcan Allen on 20 Jan 2021
COVID rates extremely low in Irish meat factories – HSE
New figures from the HSE show the positivity rate for COVID-19 testing at meat plants is less than 2%, which is considerably lower than the rates on testing the general population.
Hannah Quinn-Mulligan on 15 Jan 2021
COVID-19: over 100 meat factory cases
Meat factory workers have not escaped the latest rise in COVID-19 numbers across the country.
Amy Forde on 13 Jan 2021
Calls for conditions on €100m factory fund
Farm organisations said that the €100m scheme for factories was not on the agenda or discussed at the Beef Taskforce.
Matt Dempsey on 06 Jan 2021
Dempsey at Large: tax haven tactics
It seems to me to be inherently questionable that losses and costs can be socialised and gains totally privatised in times like these.
Phelim O'Neill on 06 Jan 2021
Make transparency a condition for factory grants
The Government announcement of €100m for Irish factories will be money well spent but it should have been used as a lever to progress the transparency issue
Barry Cassidy on 29 Dec 2020
Meat and dairy processors eye new markets with €100m fund
Meat and dairy processors have stressed that despite a trade deal, the sector faces higher costs as a result of Brexit.
Caitríona Morrissey on 28 Dec 2020
€100m Brexit scheme launched for dairy and meat processors
Factories can apply to Enterprise Ireland for funding to diversify their businesses.
Phelim O'Neill on 17 Dec 2020
Cattle but not carcase beef can go through NI
NI option to remain open for cattle after 1 January, but not for carcase or boneless beef, to access the market in Britain.