IFA: Beef Industry On Verge Of Collapse Amid Ongoing Price Row
Farmers are blockading the Lidl Distribution Centre in Charleville
Up to 40 farmers took to the gates of the German retail giant's centre in North Cork at 7am, with the Irish Farmers Association saying today's action will continue until supermarket bosses agree to discuss beef prices with them.
The protest follows a 12 hour blockade of the Aldi Distribution Centre in Naas in Co Kildare yesterday and weeks of protests at beef processing factories in Cork and across the country.
Meat Industry Ireland branded yesterday's action as a "an irresponsible and completely unjustified stunt."
Speaking to RedFM News, IFA Munster Chairperson John Coughlan says farmers are struggling to see a future in the beef sector:
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