Westmeath Beef Plan Says Talks Missed “Golden Opportunity”

The Beef Plan Movement says a "golden opportunity" to improve prices for farmers has been missed.


The chairman of the Westmeath branch of the Beef Plan Movement says a "golden opportunity" to improve prices for farmers has been missed.

Talks in the long-running beef dispute "successfully concluded" last night, according to the Agriculture Minister.

Michael Creed says progress was made on important initiatives aimed at improving transparency along the supply chain.

Groups at the discussions in Celbridge agreed on a number of sticking points, including a review of the grid, and a review of the in-spec criteria for the quality payment system bonus.

But Beef Plan's David Whelehan doesn't feel enough was done to protect farmers:

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