IFA President Eddie Downey: EU package ‘insufficient’

IFA President IFA, Eddie Downey said EU measures proposed last Monday in Brussels were insufficient to address the income crisis facing farm families.

He warned that the EU food chain is broken, with below-cost selling by retailers, and cartels controlling the cost of inputs such as fertilisers which farmers have to buy.

He said, “It is critically important that the Commission step up with a strong declaration that Europe will ban below-cost selling of food and address the excessive input costs imposed on farmers.