NEWS & EVENTS

Significant market trends must lead to milk price increase – ICMSA

2020-07-09

Speaking following the latest auction in the Global Dairy Trade, Mr. Gerald Quain, ICMSA Dairy Committee Chairperson has said that the increase of 8.3% is very significant and vindicates ICMSA’s view that there is significant positive momentum in the dairy market at present. It also shows that price increases must…

“No Doubt” in ICMSA on ability of factories to pay more for beef

2020-07-06

The Chairperson of ICMSA’s Livestock Committee has said that he had “no doubt” that factories should be paying more than they are at present for cattle: “The number of finished cattle will tighten going forward. As of 1 May 2020, the number of male cattle over 12 months of age is…

Milk price expected to hit 30cpl for June

2020-07-03

The Chairperson of ICMSA’s Dairy Committee has stated that dairy markets have again moved forward during June with all the statistics pointing to improved returns from the marketplace and, on that basis, all Co-ops should be at least paying 30 cents per litre for milk supplied in June. Ger Quain…

Teagasc Virtual Week 2020

2020-07-03

ICMSA query Tesco jubilation on surge in steak sales

2020-07-01

The President of ICMSA has said that the announcement by Tesco that the sales of steaks in their outlets had “rocketed” by 40% during the COVID lockdown was very interesting but not for the reason that Tesco imagined. Mr. Pat McCormack said that no single piece of data illustrated…

ICMSA welcome the appointment of Barry Cowen as Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

2020-06-29

Reacting to the announcement of Barry Cowen as Minister for Agriculture, Food & the Marine, the President of ICMSA said that farmers would be reassured by the appointment of someone widely recognised as having a knowledge of, and sympathy with, the farm families of Ireland. Pat McCormack said that it was…

ICMSA saying 93,000 less cattle of 12-months plus will help beef prices in ‘back-end’

2020-06-29

Speaking following the latest meeting of the Beef Taskforce, the President of ICMSA, Pat McCormack, said that on the basis of the presentation by an Bord Bia on the beef market outlook, the cattle number situation in the second half of 2020 is certainly grounds for optimism for beef producers. According…

ICMSA welcome the appointment of Barry Cowen as Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

2020-06-27

Food Safety Authority report on diet for One to Five Year-Olds stresses milk and says nut ‘milks’ are “nutritionally inadequate”

2020-06-23

The President of ICMSA has welcomed today’s report by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) which found that children aged between One and Five should be consuming 550ml of cow’s milk or equivalent amounts of yoghurt or cheese. Pat McCormack said that an expert and impartial voice had looked…

ICMSA say Programme for Government can be “new start” for relationship between environmentalists and family farms – Programme has positives but lacks specific budgets

2020-06-15

The President of ICMSA, Pat McCormack, said that Programme for Government was certainly detailed in its scope and ambition and he said that farmers would be reassured by the tone of several of the passages dealing with agriculture. Mr. McCormack said that efforts had been made to avoid the kind…