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EU AGRICULTURAL MARKETS TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS CAUTIOUSLY WELCOMED BY ICSA

Nov 14, 2016 | Press Releases | 0 comments

14 NOVEMBER 2016

ICSA president Patrick Kent has cautiously welcomed the EU Agricultural Markets Task Force recommendations on farmers in the food supply chain. However, Mr Kent stressed that the recommendations do not go far enough “We need to see full transparency over the profits made by multinational retailers and processors so we can identify who gets what margin. We also need to amend competition law to reflect the weakness of millions of farmers in the food chain.”

“Limitations on the size of producer groups and the limitations on farm organisations fighting for a better price for farmers needs to be looked at.”

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CONVENING OF NFFSC MUST KICKSTART EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO WEATHER RELATED DIFFICULTIES FACING FARMERS

ICSA president Sean McNamara has said the convening of the National Fodder and Food Security Committee (NFFSC) tomorrow must kick start an emergency response to the ongoing difficulties facing farmers amidst continuing heavy rainfall. “With any hope of an early spring well and truly dashed and any fodder reserves dwindling fast it is clear this committee needs to rapidly reassess the current situation on the ground, including the extent of the fodder shortages and the impact of continued wet weather on farming operations,” he said.

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