Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association 4.01

3 Gandon Court,
Port Laoise, R32 WD54
Ireland

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ICSA emerged as a farming lobby group, specifically for cattle and sheep farmers following the 1992 McSharry Reform of the CAP. The farmers who began the development of ICSA identified a number of flaws and inequities introduced in the 1992 reform. These issues formed the basis of the ICSA policy objectives during the Agenda 2000 negotiations, right up to the Fischler reforms of 2003 and can be summarised as follows.

Direct payments to farmers were based on quantity of production rather than quality of production
The quota production system introduced acted as a barrier to entry and expansion for farmers
Farmers who did not produce their own calves had their premia entitlements capitalized into the price of the cattle they purchased
Premia entitlements were only granted on male calves leaving producers of heifer beef at a disadvantage
Animal retention periods in order to collect premia led to distortions in the supply and price of both cattle and sheep
The system became over bureaucratic with excessive amounts of paperwork and form filling
Export refunds paid to beef processors were passed onto third country meat buyers rather than back to producers
Farm gate prices failed to keep pace with retail prices, resulting in retailers rather than farmers benefiting most from the EU direct payments system.
As a solution to these problems, ICSA lobbied at national and EU level for an area based payment system for farmers.

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