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# Squash the beef

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Irish farmers want an EU ban on Brazilian meat after the country's tainted-food scandal

A two-year probe has led to allegations that exporters sold unfit products.

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Mar 20th 2017, 7:43 PM

Peace at last: beef farmers and meat plants bash out a deal

However, they’ve been told not to fix prices.

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Nov 13th 2014, 7:32 AM

Beef farmers to end 48-hour meat factory blockade

Farmers say that there is a €350 gap between prices paid for cattle here and in the UK.

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Nov 11th 2014, 8:13 AM