FG MEP Mairead McGuinness warns as EU farmers turn on each other

The danger of EU farmers from different member states turning against each other and acting in isolation has been highlighted by Fine Gael MEP Mairead McGuinness.

As farmer protests mounted across member states, the Vice-President of the European Parliament called for a debate at the earliest opportunity on the state of agriculture markets.

She said, “While the focus in Ireland is on the dairy market, across the EU there is concern about falling prices for fruit and veg, pork, beef and dairy.