Beef
A consultancy study on the QPS in-spec bonus criteria that is currently in operation has been commissioned by the Department of Agriculture.
A Fianna Fáil TD has welcomed the "proactive approach" of Aldi in relation to the beef price issue and the Beef Market Taskforce.
It is high time that the decade-old "dysfunctional" Quality Payment System (QPS) is reviewed, according to ICOS.
Minister Michael Creed has outlined that eligibility for additional bonus payments on carcasses is set out by processors and retailers.
Agri-Business
The Irish Family-Farming Rights Group (IFRG) has called on the 'four movements' rule to be scraped, calling it 'arbitrary' and 'comical'.
The ICMSA's Michael Guinan has said his organisation feels vindicated in its criticism of the QPS (Quality Payment System) Beef Grid.
