Minister ‘examining all options’ to ease fertiliser burden on farmers

"There is no doubt this is the real challenge facing farm families this year"

Figures released by the Central Statistics Office this week show that fertiliser prices increased by 86.9% in December 2021 compared to December 2020. Picture: iStock

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has said he is “examining all options” to ease the burden of fertiliser costs on farmers in the short and long term.

Input prices are having a “devastating impact”, and are negating any stabilisation or increases in the prices farmers receive, the Dáil heard from Sinn Féin’s Matt Carthy this week.