Farmers could 'be in big trouble' due to creosote ban, industry warns
April 30 is the final date for selling timber treated with the preservative creosote except for railway sleepers and telecommunication poles.
Farmers could "be in big trouble" with a huge demand for timber expected but the stock not existing to satisfy the market, industry has warned.
James Geoghegan, who runs a company that imports and distributes creosote fencing materials, said that after the European importing ban comes in, he has "no replacement product lined up for the Irish market", with other importers in the same boat, he warned.
