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2011-11-30 Presentation to Joint Oireachtas Committee re. Daylight Saving Time

Presentation to Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence & Equality re. Daylight Saving Time, by Pat Farrell.

2011-08-10 Submission on Code of Practice for Designated Grocery Goods Undertakings

Submission to the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation on Code of Practice for Designated Grocery Goods Undertakings

2010-06-02 IFA Submission on the Common Agricultural Policy after 2013

IFA Submission to the European Agriculture Commissioner on the Common Agriculture Policy post 2013

2010-04-27 "Food Supply Chain - Retail Code of Practice"

Presentation by IFA President John Bryan to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Trade & Employment on "Food Supply Chain - Retail Code of Practice"

2010-02-24 Equity for Farmers in the Food Supply Chain

Equity for farmers in the Food Supply Chain. A message to retailers, processors and food suppliers - the food supply chain is broken.
 

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Livestock News

2012-01-27

IFA – CATTLE FEEDERS RESISTING PRICE PRESSURE
IFA National Livestock Committee Chairman Henry Burns said cattle farmers are not prepared to sell cattle at the lower quoted prices from the factories and are strongly resisting any price pressure.

2012-01-05

CATTLE PRICES CONTINUE TO DRIVE FORWARD – IFA
IFA National Livestock Committee Chairman Michael Doran said cattle prices are continuing to drive forward with supplies at the factories remaining very tight.

2011-12-07

DORAN WELCOMES BUDGET FUNDING FOR SUCKLER WELFARE SCHEME AND BEEF DISCUSSION GROUPS
IFA National Livestock Chairman Michael Doran has welcomed the budget decisions to retain the Suckler Cow Welfare Scheme and to allocate €5m to beef discussion groups.
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Market Prices
Market Price Update

Supplies  tight.  Steer base prices €4.00 - €4.10/kg.  Heifers €4.10 - €4.20/kg.    In spec QA 6c/kg on top of base price. Young bulls €4.05 - €4.20/kg. Cows €3.36 - €4.00/kg.       

 

Reports to Exec Council
2012-01-19 : December 2011
2012-01-19 : November 2011
EU/Mercosur Campaign

 

IFA MEET WITH FNB (Federation Nationale Bovine)

At the joint IFA/FNB press conerence on CAP 2013 and Mercosur which took place in Brieve, France last year were (from left): Kevin Kinsella, Director of Livestock, Pierre Chevalier, President, FNB and Michael Doran, IFA National Livestock Committee Chairman.  The two livestock farm leaders declared that the hugely important beef and livestock sector must be robustly defended and fully protected in the CAP 2013 negotiations and the Mercosur trade talks.