Government 'turned their back' on sheep sector as IFA estimates €9m has been wiped off incomes in 2023
IFA sheep chair Kevin Comiskey said that sheep farmers need to see what Government is prepared to do to support the sector in this crisis - "and we need to see it now".
Government members have been accused of "turning their back" on the sheep sector as the Irish Farmers' Association estimates that a further €9m has been wiped off sheep farmers’ incomes already in 2023.
Prices to date average 64c per kg behind last year - which is €14 a lamb or €9m when applied over the lamb and hogget kill to the end of March, the IFA has calculated.
