Marts Report: Marts need be on a level playing field with other agribusinesses

At Macroom Mart last Saturday, this Charolais weanling bull born April 2020 weighed 395kg and sold for €870.

I cannot understand why marts are being forced to play second fiddle to every other agribusiness in the land. While many, and nearly all, agri related businesses are running pretty smoothly during the present lockdown, the problems with the marts, as highlighted by Kenmare Mart manager, Dan McCarthy, last week still exist today.

The problem with the marts, in a nutshell, is that the buyer cannot go into a mart and buy.