Minister agrees that farmers are facing a critical time
“This has been the worst year I have had since I started farming over 45 years ago. Everyone is making money except the primary producer,” he declared.
Mr Flaherty was one of nearly 1,300 farmers who travelled for “a beef summit” organised by The Irish Farmers Journal. Before it, 600 of them marched behind a horse and cart, carrying a coffin marked “RIP Irish Beef”.was heckled when he addressed the meeting, promising that their concerns would be heard.: “2018 was a bad year with extra feed costs, and it was hard to get through it and I’m not back on my feet yet. It will take the rest of this year and maybe next year,” he said.
The monopolistic power enjoyed by the factories must be stopped, he said. “I’m hoping [he] will do something about the factory prices. They have complete control.”
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