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Food supply chain could benefit from greater transparency

The Department of Agriculture has said that a group is being formed to advance the beef and sheep sectors identified in the Food Vision 2030 strategy, taking into consideration the requirement for the sectors to contribute to achieving the targets set for the agriculture and land-use sector in the Climate Action Plan 2021. This is as an opposition TD said the Office for Fairness and Transparency in the Agri-Food Supply…

ICSA meat industry price analysis a wake-up call

ICSA has based its recent call on the meat industry to negotiate viable prices with customers for winter finishers on results of an analysis they say is “a big wake-up call. We see dairy farmers getting well in excess of 50c/l for low-cost summer milk…” And they’re motivating for EUR 7.50/kg based on the assumption that ration is EUR 500/ton. “These figures are based on examining Teagasc models but also…

UK prisoners could fill worker shortage in meat factories

The UK Government is considering plans to put more prisoners to work in meat factories to make up for the shortfall of workers. Meat industry representatives claim that many prisoners are suitable for employment in the food processing sector as prisons provide lessons on food safety in their employment training courses. Meetings about solving the shortage of workers have already taken place between the Ministry of Justice and representatives from…