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Public consultation on establishing new Food Ombudsman launched ‘Bringing a greater level of transparency to all parts of the supply chain’ A new Food Ombudsman is to be established in Ireland and Minister Charlie McConalogue has launched a public consultation in respect of the matter. Picture: Damian Coleman.  Tue, 27 Apr, 2021 - 12:00 Aisling Kiernan A public consultation has been launched with regard to the setting up of a National Food Ombudsman in Ireland. Minister for Agriculture, F...

Minister McConalogue comments on ninth meeting of the Beef Taskforce The ninth meeting of the Beef Taskforce took place took place on Thursday 22nd April. Three consultancy reports commissioned on market transparency issues are a key part of the work of the Taskforce. The first two reports produced by Grant Thornton, on competition law in the beef sector, and on market specifications and requirements, have already been published and are available on the Department’s website. A draft of the...

April 23, 2021 8:08 am The ninth meeting of the Beef Market Taskforce took place took place yesterday (Thursday, April 22) and saw the third Grant Thornton report shown to members. Three consultancy reports commissioned on market transparency issues are a key part of the work of the taskforce, according to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The first two reports produced by Grant Thornton, on competition law in the beef sector, and on market specifications and requirements, hav...

The tussle for control of factory prices continues but with the edge in the game now appearing to be moving in the farmers favour. Last week, the general run saw bullocks on €3.85/kg with heifers at €3.90/kg. However, recent increases in factory prices have resulted, it appears, in some farmers getting "fond" of their cattle. A farmer who had been desperately looking for a base of €3.80/kg for over three weeks for his six bullocks contacted his agent again last week. The agent told him he...

Sinn Féin spokesperson on Agriculture Matt Carthy TD has slammed recent commentary from Meat Industry Ireland as "reckless" and stated that their assertions have "undermined the effectiveness of the taskforce". Teachta Carthy was responding to media statements from MII that claim an unpublished report has found that farmers receive 80% of total sales revenue.  The Grant Thornton report is one of a series of reports commissioned by the Beef Taskforce, itself established following farmer prot...

Initial findings of a Beef Taskforce report shows that farmers receive 80pc of revenue generated from Irish beef sales, Meat Industry Ireland (MII) has stated. Speaking after the eighth meeting of the taskforce, the meat processor representative entity contended that “false claims made during the 2019 blockages have been exposed” based on the preliminary results of a Grant Thornton evaluation which were presented to stakeholders yesterday. MII went on to say it supports the appointment of a...

Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue is understood to be unhappy with the way beef price cuts were communicated. The Minister told the Farming Independent that the relationship between farmers and processors needs to improve, and he wants the Beef Taskforce to ramp up its efforts in the weeks ahead. “I am committed to bringing greater transparency to the food chain as a way building trust between farmers and processors through the establishment of a Food Ombudsman office this year. “F...

Any time you chat to beef farmers around the country, you’ll hear a myriad of problems facing the sector.

Initial findings of a Beef Taskforce report shows that farmers receive 80pc of revenue generated from Irish beef sales, Meat Industry Ireland (MII) has stated.

More than two months on since its last sitting, the Department of Agriculture has confirmed that the next meeting of the Beef Taskforce will take place in March.