# Price dispute between knackeries and rendering plants escalates - Agriland.ie

> A dispute over rendering fees has led Republic of Ireland rendering plants to stop accepting fallen animal material from knackeries from December 4. Knackeries say they cannot pay rendering costs that rose months earlier. The Animal Collectors' Association has requested a meeting with the Department of Agriculture.

- Date: 2023-12-01 · published 2023-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Ireland · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/32842-price-dispute-between-knackeries-and-rendering-plants-escalates-agriland-ie
- Commodities: [Meat & Bone Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MBM.md)

## Why it matters

Disruption to rendering capacity in Ireland affects the flow of rendered animal protein domestically but is a small regional event. Its price effect on feed ingredients is limited.

## Sources

- agriland.ie: https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/price-dispute-between-knackeries-and-rendering-plants-escalates/

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