Online egg tender system comes under fire from IFA

SUPERMARKET group Musgrave has been criticised by the Irish Farmers’ Association for trying to cut egg prices with an online auction.

IFA National Poultry Committee chairman Alo Mohan described the move as a blatant attempt to force a beleaguered industry to drop the price of eggs below the cost of production.

A spokesman for Musgrave defended the e-auction system, saying they were confident that increased costs incurred by producers would be reflected in the prices they receive.