Beef plan protests at meat processing plants suspended to allow talks

Protests at meat processing plants will be suspended pending talks, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed has said.Beef farmers have been picketing outside meat factories for the past 12 days over the prices they are getting for their animals.

Beef Plan movement co-chair Eamon Corley said protestors have been issued with solicitors letters at five processing plants. These plants are Dawn Meats; Kepak; Liffey Meats; ABP; and Slaney Meats. “A meeting will be held on Monday August 12th involving both MII and the Beef Plan Movement and also including representatives from the farm organisations, the Department and its agencies.”Meat Industry Ireland welcomed the development in a statement on Friday night.

In a WhatsApp message sent to members of the Beef Plan movement on Friday evening, they were told an agreement had been reached with Minister Creed “following what we and others consider to be heavy handed tactics by Meat Industry Ireland through the introduction of legal proceedings that could ultimately end in the High Court.”

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