Irish Farmers Told to Bridge Price Gap

IRELAND - Farmers in Kerry have been advised to fight factories to bridge the massive price gap between prices paid in Ireland and the United Kingdom.
calendar icon 16 February 2009
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ICMSA figures show that there is now a gap of over £100 per head between the price paid for Irish steers and the price paid in the UK, according to Wisconsin AgConnection.

With the positive move-ment in the sterling rate in recent weeks and the fact that the UK is Ireland's principal market outlet, the meat processors should be returning a stronger price to beef farmers to compensate them for the high costs of 2008 and to ensure that they make a positive margin so that they will continue in the business", according to the farm organisation.

Spokesman Martin McMahon says a strong cattle price at this time of year is not only important to cattle finishers but right down the supply chain to store producers, weanling producers and suckler farmers.

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