Farmer protests highlight the global pressures in the food and agriculture world
A large contingent of pig, poultry and horticulture farmers attended the Cork protest. Picture: Andy Gibson.
Last week’s IFA protest standoff to force Dunnes Stores to discuss price increases for farmers was a local manifestation of unprecedented pressures in the food and agriculture world, extending from primary producers such as farmers all the way into retail and the cost of living.
Protesting pig and poultry farmers said they cannot survive at current prices.
