Grain growers face income crisis

The Irish cereal sector is in danger of entering terminal decline unless all stakeholders support domestic growers, says IFA national grain chair Liam Dunne.

Farmers gathered for an IFA protest at Drogheda port said they were very angry that brokers are importing barley at a time when plentiful domestic supplies have driven prices below Irish farmers’ €145-150 per tonne production costs for the current harvest.

The growers are also frustrated by the failure of the EU Commission and the Government to intervene in the ongoing income crisis.