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Meat Industry Excellence (MIE) chairman Peter McDonald has become the first major casualty of Shanghai Maling's takeover of Silver Fern Farms; he resigned from his post late, last week.

The future of farmer lobby Meat Industry Excellence is up for discussion, says chairman Peter McDonald.

Lobby group Meat Industry Excellence (MIE) says Silver Fern Farms shareholders must carefully scrutinise the proposed joint venture with Shanghai Maling.

MIE chairman Peter McDonald says the Silver Fern Farm (SFF) deal may be the last decision of significance that shareholders get to vote on.

A farmer-backed consortium was planning to take to Silver Fern Farms a counter-offer to the $261 million buy-in by Chinese company Shanghai Maling, according to conjecture within the industry.

Meat Industry Excellence (MIE) says Silver Fern Farms shareholders need to carefully scrutinise the capital-raising proposal put forward by the cooperative’s board.