Fresh push for farmers to find retail equity

FARMERS have been dismayed over the years at the yawning gap in the prices consumers are charged for food at retail level, compared with the returns they get for producing it.

Their leaders have been calling on the EU and the Government in Dublin for action to ensure there is a more level playing field along the entire food supply chain from farm to fork.

Last year, the Competition and Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) was enacted and while it was generally welcomed, there were some critiicisms it did not go far enought to protect the interests of primary producers.