Farmers need EU backing to tackle power of retailers, conference told
Mr Bryan said that only a well-funded CAP post-2013 and revisions to EU retail regulations would give farmers a stronger income and a fairer slice of profits from retail food sales.
The IFA chief cited Tesco, which yesterday announced overall group sales of €38 billion for the first six months of 2010, up 8.3% compared with the same period last year.