'High-quality food has a cost': Farmers say they 'cannot bear cost' of retailer cuts

Irish Farmers' Association president Francie Gorman said that the brunt of retail campaigns to cut prices on meat "cannot land on farmers".
'High-quality food has a cost': Farmers say they 'cannot bear cost' of retailer cuts

The IFA said it has engaged with all main retailers about the need for farmers to be "properly compensated from the food chain", and warned these retailers that they "cannot exploit their dominant position". 

Farmers are warning that they "cannot bear the cost of retailers' price cuts".

Irish Farmers' Association president Francie Gorman said that the brunt of retail campaigns to cut prices on beef, chicken, lamb, and pork "cannot land on farmers".

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