Floods to 'put an end to the salvage effort that was harvest 2023'

"Increased targeted interventions are needed."

"There will be crops around the country that simply won’t be harvested this year. What has been collected has largely been of lower quality and yields in many parts, meaning little or no returns for cereal growers."

The Government has been urged to provide targeted financial support "to tillage farmers most in need".

Irish Farmers' Association grain committee chairman Kieran McEvoy said that the rainfall "has been relentless" throughout 2023 and has made for a "very challenging year" on all tillage farrms.