Farmers at a picket in Waterford last month. Image: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie Farmers at a picket in Waterford last month. Image: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie TALKS WILL RECONVENE between the meat industry and beef farmers, agriculture minister Michael Creed announced today, after a previous deal was rejected last month.
Creed warned that if the weeks-long dispute continues, it could “inflict long term damage on the sector”. “Farmers won’t wont to be fooled twice,” he said. Corley suggested that for the talks to be a success “there has to be an avenue for price to be discussed”. However, Beef Plan Movement leaders told TheJournal.ie that they condemned such a blockade. In recent weeks, facing the threat of legal action, the body has stepped back from organising pickets and protests.