Farmers who sold cattle for export, including to Northern Ireland, will miss out on the new Beef Finisher Payment, the Farming Independent can confirm. However, farmers that tapped into this market and live export shipments will miss out on the new €100/hd payment. ICSA beef chair Edmund Graham said the decision to exclude exported cattle from the Beef Finisher Payment scheme was a mistake and must be revisited. "Farmers who supplied cattle to fill live export contracts on a slaughter certificate are being unfairly discriminated against by this decision," he said. Despite concerns over the exclusion of sales to the North and for live export from the scheme, it was broadly welcomed by farm organisations.

Source: Irish Independent August 11, 2020 01:30 UTC