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Meat Industry Ireland pulls out of beef talks as protests continue

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The association said in a statement that some 20 plants representing 80% of processing capacity remain blockaded

Meat Industry Ireland has pulled out of participating in the latest beef talks as protests continue at 20 meat factories around the country.Talks between the Department of Agriculture, Meat Industry Ireland and beef farmers resumed on Monday morning.

"MII requested the minister and independent chairman to use their best endeavours to have blockades lifted to enable talks."Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed had warned both sides that legal action and blockades would have to stop before talks could take place. "The extent of the continued illegal blockading has placed factory employees in peril of lay-offs and prevented beef farmers from having their factory ready cattle processed," the statement added.

 

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