Unsustainable farmgate prices causing egg shortages in shops, says IFA

The Irish Farmers' Association says Irish farmers have been enduring 'cost increases since 2022; the erosion of premiums; and the widening gap between Irish and EU pricing'

IFA Poultry chair Brendan Soden said: 'We are now calling on retailers and packers to step up immediately and deliver a concrete response.'

Egg shortages on supermarket shelves have occurred because producers are not getting paid enough, says the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA).

IFA Poultry chair Brendan Soden said: “Producers have been warning retailers and egg packers that farmgate prices are not financially sustainable to meet growing demand.