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'No excuse' for unfair Northern Irish lamb price

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has told processors they must step up as movement restrictions ease

Alex Black
clock • 2 min read
'No excuse' for unfair Northern Irish lamb price

The Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU) has welcomed DAERA's recent announcement of the easing of some livestock movement controls following the recent bluetongue outbreak but has warned processors that there...

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