The Irish Farmers Association says it was disappointed to walk away from today's Beef Market Taskforce meeting without a price increase for beef farmers.
The group called for an immediate and significant price increase to the amount they are being paid for beef products.
Today marked the first meeting of the taskforce, which was forced to adjourn proceedings two months ago following a confrontation between farmers and meat industry representatives.
Speaking after today's meeting, IFA President Joe Healy said they wasted no time in setting out their position for a price increase today - but walked away from the meeting empty handed.
He said: "When we go out to farmers, all they wanted from today was news of a price rise - we didn't get that, so that's disappointing.
"When it was mentioned from the Meat Industry Ireland representatives that there should be a price rise in the short-term... well we want that immediately. Farmers need it immediately."
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association suggested "momentum is shifting" towards a beef price increase.
President Edmond Phelan said: “The pressure on processors to move on price is unrelenting and justifiably so.
"Farmers who are not under pressure because of age limits should be holding out for a price rise as it is unlikely this pressure can be withstood.”
Meat Industry Ireland, meanwhile, said there had been "constructive discussion and engagement" at the meeting - but said positive developments in the intentional beef market are "taking time" to feed through to Irish prices.
The organisation said in a statement: "MII said clearly the current cattle price level was a major issue at the meeting, with strong calls from all the farm organisations that prices would improve immediately. MII undertook to relay that message to members.
"MII also indicated at the meeting that while there are some more positive developments in markets, in the UK, EU or internationally, it is taking time for this to feed through on Irish sales values.
"However, there are green shoots in the market and these should hopefully feed through in terms of positive price developments soon."
