Farmers threaten action over prices

GROUPS representing thousands of farmers on both sides of the Irish Sea have warned of possible protest action to highlight their claims that producers are not getting a fair share of the retail price for key products such as dairy, beef and lamb.

Farmers for Action, (FFA), which recently staged a three-day strike in Britain, presided at a summit meeting of the various groups.

About 3,500 British farmers took part in that protest against what they regarded as the low prices paid by retailers for their supplies.