70 farm jobs ‘at risk’ over pay costs
It warned the Government that competitiveness in export-led sectors, such as the food industry, is just as critical as dealing with the public finances in the current economic crisis.
Giving one example, IFA president Padraig Walshe said Tesco source most of their fresh vegetables and potatoes in the Dublin-Meath area, and while their prices to producers aren’t great, at least they are a market for their produce.
