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December 2016
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Winter Finishers Need a Substantial Beef Price Increase - IFA
IFA National Livestock
Chairman Angus Woods has said the grass cattle are now gone and winter finishers need a substan- tial price increase to cover costs and sell cattle out of sheds. He said traditional win-
ter finishers are not go- ing to feed cattle at a loss and many are considering putting stock to grass next spring. He said beef prices are
rising but far too slowly, and base prices of €3.70/3.75/ kg for steers have been paid this week with €3.80/3.85/ kg paid for heifers. He said these prices need to go a lot further in the lead into
Christmas, “The positive change to sterling, moving from 89p back to 85p/€, is worth 20c/kg in returns. Factories are in a posi- tion to lift beef prices and farmers selling cattle are demanding more.” The IFA livestock lead-
er said, “With the forecast for an additional 100,000 head of cattle next year, a strong live export trade is vital for calves, weanlings, stores and finished cattle. Live exports are essential for competition and to sup- port market balance and viable prices, as well as ad- ditional market outlets”. He called on the Depart- ment of Agriculture to in-
crease resources and dedi- cated personnel on market access and to prioritise the live trade. In addition, he said Minister Creed must work to remove the bar- riers on the live trade to Northern Ireland and Brit- ain.
Angus Woods boat said a taking up to 4,000
weanlings was loaded last week for Turkey and an- other boat is being loaded this week with store cat- tle for Libya. He said IFA worked hard to open the Turkish market for live ex- ports and it is positive to see ships sailing every odd week at this stage.
Brexit Angus Woods raised
Brexit issues for the beef sector directly with the EU Commission and Commis- sioner Hogan at sessions in Brussels and the European Parliament this week. At a meeting with MEPs
in the European Parlia- ment on Tuesday evening, Angus Woods said the col- lapse in beef prices blamed on Brexit is a market dis- turbance, similar to the Russian ban, and justifies direct action by the EU Commission. He called on the Government to mount a strong campaign at na- tional and EU level to the challenge from Brexit.
Ploughing a Straight Furrow at Gortroe Ploughing Championships
• James Sutton and Patrick Flanagan with the Motor Sport 250.
• Billy Fitzgerald (Chair), Tom McCarthy, John Lynch, Willie Stokes and Phillip Cotter.
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FITZGERALD again
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forty entries from young and not so
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• Castlemartyr’s Trevor Fleming shows how its done on his International Farmale Cub 1948.
Match Ploughing; Reversi- ble Plough; Reverse U-28; Single
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