Prominent vegetable grower quits over below-cost prices

Many retailers are offering growers as little as 10-12 cents for a head of cauliflower, but 22 cents a head is needed just to break even

Vegetable grower William Lenane at his roadside stall beside the busy N25 at Youghal Bridge, Co Cork. Pic: Larry Cummins

Another horticultural grower has said this season will be his last. 

Youghal brassicas grower William Lenane has spent almost seven decades in the industry. He grows 20 acres of grain, 10 acres of potatoes and a further five acres of horticultural vegetables, but says that the derisory prices of veg on the market mean that he will be forced to stop growing veg at the end of this season.