New status for Beef Plan Movement may break impasse
Beef Plan west region chairperson Eoin Donnelly said the group’s registration as a producer organisation came through last night and is expected to be signed off by Creed on Monday
The Beef Plan Movement expects its status as a ‘producer organisation’ to be signed off by Michael Creed, the Minister for Agriculture, in the coming days, which would strengthen its position to negotiate beef prices on behalf of its members. The news comes as several meat processors, including Larry Goodman’s ABP Group, were granted court orders against some farmers who continued to picket facilities last week over beef prices.
Speaking to The Sunday ...
