Firm’s direct purchase could boost price for grain growers

A MAJOR animal feed firm has agreed to facilitate grain growers by buying directly from them within an agreed system at market price — as opposed to going through a broker.

Management at Kiernan Milling plant in Granard, Co Longford also said they do not intend to implement a tendering system for purchase of cereals.

This commitment to shorten the supply chain should result in higher prices for growers who had to sell to a merchant, who then sold on to a broker or trader, who in turn sold to a mill, according to IFA sources.