FARMERS can no longer rely on Basic Farm Payment to support beef production, the ICSA said, blaming meat processors for poor prices.
‘We have now reached a point where each sector must depend entirely on farmgate prices to determine the survival of their enterprises,’ ICSA Beef chair John Cleary said.
‘The actions of meat processors throughout the summer regarding the management of beef prices are nothing short of disgraceful. They persist in using weak arguments in an attempt to justify unjustifiable price cuts and refuse to consider contract prices under any circumstances. We in ICSA are demanding transparency from meat processors about the future direction of prices.’
