EU-level food price solution likely

NO EARLY solution can be expected to Ireland’s continuing gap between high food prices in the shops and low prices at the farm gate.

And it is likely to be the EU, rather than our own government, that will eventually solve the problem.

There is an unprecedented focus by the competition authorities in Europe on the food sector, which is being subjected to a root and branch review, with particular attention being paid to retailers, and to large-scale processed food suppliers.