Government urged to ban below-cost selling of food as growers 'forced' out of business

The most recent National Field Vegetable Census showed that the number of field vegetable growers fell from 377 in 1999 to 165 in 2014.
Government urged to ban below-cost selling of food as growers 'forced' out of business

Mr Cullinan said that the inputs crisis at farm level has become "far more severe" as a result of the war in Ukraine. Picture: Finbarr O'Rourke

Farmer representatives have called on Government to "move quickly" to restore the ban on below-cost selling of food, as price compression at retail level has "forced growers out of business".

The Irish Farmers' Association has launched a report on the horticulture sector by economist Jim Power today, showing concerning trends in the number of vegetable growers in Ireland.

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