EconomicsBORDER AND TRADE ISSUES GO HAND-IN-HAND IN BREXIT TALKS
23 Jun / 2017
Addressing the Institute of International & European Affairs in Dublin today, IFA President Joe Healy said, “The nature of the border we have with Northern Ireland will be dependent on the future trading relationship between the EU and the UK. We cannot have certainty as regards the nature of a future border without the trade […]
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CattleUSDA MOVE MEANS EU NEGOTIATORS HAVE TO REMOVE BRAZILIAN BEEF FROM MERCOSUR TALKS
23 Jun / 2017
Reacting to today’s decision by the USDA to ban fresh Brazilian beef, IFA National Livestock Chairman Angus Woods said the EU authorities have to take note of this decision and remove beef from any Mercosur deal.
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SheepRESIST DOWNWARD PRESSURE ON LAMB PRICES
22 Jun / 2017
Sheep farmers are strongly resisting the negative downward pressure from meat plants on lamb prices, Sheep Chairman John Lynskey has said.
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CattleWHAT ARE FACTORIES PAYING FOR CATTLE THIS WEEK?
21 Jun / 2017
Have a look at base prices quoted or paid for steers, heifers and cows this week.
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DairyESTIMATED MAY MILK PRICE LEAGUE SHOWS MANY CO-OPS HAVE SCOPE TO BEAT AVERAGE
21 Jun / 2017
IFA National Dairy Chairman Sean O’Leary has said that, assuming that all co-ops increase their May milk price by 1c/l including VAT, many would have a way to go to catch up with the 30.78c/l + VAT average indicated by an update to the April Farmers Journal league to take account of the assumed increase.
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PigsPIG PROCESSORS FAIL TO FOLLOW EUROPEAN MARKET
20 Jun / 2017
There has been no change in official quotes for pigs this week, which remain at €1.70c/kg.
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CattleSEVEN REASONS WHY FARMERS SHOULD RESIST FACTORY PRESSURE ON CATTLE PRICES
19 Jun / 2017
IFA President Joe Healy said there is no market basis for pressure on cattle prices at this time. He said the move by the factories to pull quotes and talk down the trade is an attempt to force out very tight supplies of prime cattle.
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Liquid MilkIFA WELCOMES ECJ RULING ON DAIRY SUBSTITUTES, AND URGES SUPERMARKETS TO TAKE THEM OUT OF THE DAIRY CABINET
16 Jun / 2017
IFA National Liquid Milk Chairman John Finn today (Fri) welcomed this week’s judgment by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) which stated that “purely plant-based products cannot, in principle, be marketed with designations such as ‘milk’, ‘cream’, ‘butter’, ‘cheese’ or ‘yoghurt’, which are reserved by EU law for animal products”.
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CattleSTRONG BEEF PRICES DRIVEN BY STRONG MARKET DEMAND – IFA
15 Jun / 2017
IFA National Livestock Chairman Angus Woods said beef prices are holding firm, driven by extremely strong market demand and rising prices in our main export market in the UK.
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CattleIFA SETS OUT PRIORITIES FOR LEO VARADKAR FOLLOWING HIS ELECTION AS TAOISEACH
14 Jun / 2017
IFA President Joe Healy has set out in a submission the top ten priorities for agriculture (10 Priorities for the new Taoiseach) to Leo Varadkar following his election as Taoiseach this afternoon. He wished him success in the role and said he is looking forward to working closely with Leo Varadkar in the future.
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