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No immediate plans to invite live exporters to Beef Forum meetings

February 16, 2018

There are no immediate plans to invite live exporters to partake in Beef Forum meetings, according to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and…

Live exporters ‘must be represented’ at upcoming Beef Forum

February 5, 2018

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Pat McCormack expects to see live exporters represented at the upcoming Beef Forum – as was agreed at the previous meeting of the…

Resilience of Irish beef sector in the wake of Brexit noted at Beef Forum

July 12, 2017

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The resilience of the Irish beef sector has been noted in the wake of Brexit at today’s Beef Forum discussion in Dublin. The…

‘Beef Forum more relevant than ever’ but farmers want sustainable returns

November 18, 2016

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The Beef Forum is more relevant now than ever, according to the Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed. Minister Creed chaired the ninth meeting…

Unsustainable beef prices to take centre stage at Beef Forum

November 17, 2016

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Unsustainable beef prices are likely to take centre stage at today’s Beef Forum as some winter finishers begin to lose confidence in the…

New task force to implement recommendations for beef sector

July 21, 2016

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After the eight session of the Beef Forum, the Minister for Agriculture has set up a sub group of the Forum, to implement 75…

Beef forum meets with beef prices this autumn high on the agenda

July 21, 2016

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The Beef Forum meets today with beef prices this autumn set to dominate the agenda. Ahead of the meeting of the Beef Forum, IFA…

Beef factories specs and regulations are ‘a goalpost mounted on wheels’

March 21, 2016

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Irish beef factories operate their specifications like “goalposts mounted on wheels” according to the Chairperson of ICMSA’s Livestock Committee, Michael Guinan. He said that…

‘Coveney only set up the Beef Forum as a hollow political gesture’

February 5, 2016

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The Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney, only set up the Beef Forum as a hollow political gesture, according to Fianna Fail’s Agriculture Spokesperson Eamon…

Details on new beef Producer Organisations confirmed

February 3, 2016

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The necessary legislation to give legal recognition for the first time in Ireland to Producer Organisations (POs) in the beef sector has been…

Coveney admits 2016 will be challenging for the beef sector

December 29, 2015

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The Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney has signalled that 2016 could be a tough year for beef farmers. He said recently that the…

‘Weak euro worth over 50c/kg to meat factories’ – Beef forum hears

December 17, 2015

Beef

Evidence presented by Bord Bia at last night’s meeting of the beef forum suggested that the current euro/Sterling exchange rate is worth some…

Beef farmers’ producer organisations to be legally recognised

December 17, 2015

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Producer organisations in the beef sector are to be legally recognised for the first time in Ireland, the Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney,…

The next meeting of the Beef Forum looks set to be a lively affair

December 3, 2015

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The next meeting of the Beef Roundtable looks set to be a lively affair and a range of issues will be discussed by industry…

‘Beef forum needs to convene to address Irish/UK price differential’

November 26, 2015

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The beef forum needs to convene immediately to address “the shocking price differential between Irish and UK beef”, according to Edmond Phelan of…

The Beef Forum – 12 months of hot air

July 27, 2015

Opinion

The main news from the most recent round of talks of the Beef Forum is that the beef factories confirmed that they will…

Coveney set to legislate in the autumn for beef producer organisations

July 21, 2015

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The necessary legislation to give recognition and legal standing to Producer Organisations is set to be created following agreement among industry stakeholders at…

IFA demands progress at tomorrow’s Beef Forum

July 20, 2015

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Tomorrow’s meeting of the Beef Forum (July 21) must build on the progress already made by delivering on a number of key issues,…

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