Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 16 April 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Cormac Healy:

I know the point the Deputy is making. I cannot talk about specifics but I referred to the industry's target market specifications on the basis of preferring animals that will meet the requirements of the majority of customers and that, at any given time, will extract the best price from the market. When there is either an increase in supply or a reduction in demand, the animal that meets the maximum number of specifications will be chosen.

That can only be as guidance. Equally, we have said that if a person intends to produce outside of that, he or she should do it in conjunction with a meat plant. They are open to that.

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