Beet farmers have met in Cahir, Co Tipperary today to discuss the current talks stalemate between Irish Sugar and the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA).
Four days of talks aimed at settling the ongoing dispute between the two parties broke down yesterday.
The Irish Sugar Company, which is a subsidiary of Greencore, has been involved in a two-week long dispute with beet farmers over pricing. The company was forced to stop production earlier this month when farmers refused to supply beet.
Yesterday, a spokesman for Greencore plc said it was important that negotiations be continued. He said the dispute would not be settled until a framework for future beet prices was agreed "taking into account the objective criteria of international benchmarking."
IFA President Mr Tom Parlon, who is expected to meet the Tánaiste Ms Harney tomorrow, expressed disappointment that the mediation process had reached what he described as an ‘impasse’.
