Farmers and IFA members stand at the picket line as supply trucks are denied access to Musgraves Distribution centre in Kilcock, Co Kildare. pic.twitter.com/R1etodrVIV
— Marcella Connolly (@MarConnollyIFJ) December 10, 2019
Outside Musgraves’ central distribution centre in Kilcock, Co Kildare this morning
This morning.
Members of the Irish Farmers’ Association began to hold their fourth protest over beef prices at 7.00am, outside Musgraves’ central distribution centre in Kilcock, Co Kildare.
Musgraves owns Centra and SuperValu.
Sylvester Phelan, of Agriland, reports:
Beef farmers should not accept the current beef price on offer from the factories and demand a lot more, IFA president Joe Healy said at the picket.
Once again, the protest will last 12 hours and follows similar action at the Tesco central distribution centre in Dublin yesterday and the Aldi and Lidl CDCs last week.
IFA targets Musgraves central distribution centre in latest blockade (Agriland)
Pics: IFA and Briefne O’Brien
If this continues, the haulage sector may well react with similar blockading of, say, creameries. After all this is affecting not only the incomes of the haulage companies, but also the drivers.
I wonder are they all still selling their beef? Would withhold the beef not be the answer?
Demanding ‘a lot more’ is not the basis for a legitimate protest.
True, but demanding a price that covers their costs is. What has been offered does not come close to that, based on Bord Bia figures, not just the IFA’s