IFA: Supermarket price war will cost thousands of jobs

A SUPERMARKET price war will cost thousands of farming and food processing jobs, the Government has been warned.

Irish Farmers’ Association president Padraig Walshe said there is huge pressure on farm incomes as a result of the supermarket war between Tesco, Dunnes and Supervalu in their race to the bottom on food prices.

He said a protest by hundreds of farmers outside a Musgrave distribution centre in Kilcock, Co Kildare, yesterday reflected their deep anger and frustration over collapsing incomes.