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Govt and EU must assist Donegal farmers for fair prices – Senator Mac Lochlainn

written by Stephen Maguire October 20, 2016
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Donegal Senator and Sinn Féin Seanad Spokesperson on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Pádraig Mac Lochlainn today called on the EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan to work with the Irish Government to assist Donegal’s farmers in crisis.

He has pleaded with the Minister to ensure a fair price from the big food processors and multiples supermarkets for our primary producers.

Commissioner Hogan was appearing before the Oireachtas Agriculture Committee to address the issues facing Irelands farming community and the threat of Brexit to the agri-food sector.

Senator Mac Lochlainn said he brought to Commissioner Hogan’s attention today the reality for so many in our farming community in Donegal and across this State.

“From tillage farmers to dairy farmers and from the beef to the sheep sectors, there is a real crisis. While the poor weather this year and the devaluation of the sterling currency have made things worse, the common denominator in all of this is the poor price that our farmers; our primary producers are getting for their produce.

“I challenged the Commissioner to step up to the place on ensuring that the big food processors and multiples supermarkets are held to account on prices. The real solution to this in a single European market lies with the European Union and Commission”.

“In response, Commissioner Hogan referred to the ongoing work of the EU’s “Agricultural Markets Task Force” currently examining how farmers can be assisted in dealing with the impacts of price volatility and currency fluctuations. The Task Force is to report back soon with their findings and recommendations.

“Sinn Féin will await those findings but we will continue to demand price regulation with teeth of these profiteering sectors”.

He concluded “I also took the opportunity to call on the Commissioner, working in partnership with the Irish government to provide more financial aid and assistance to our farming sectors in real crisis”.

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Stephen Maguire is the co-founder of Donegal Daily. He has worked as a reporter for almost 30 years starting locally with the Donegal Peoples Press before moving to the Mirror Group. He continues to contribute daily to national media outlets including the Irish Times, RTE, the Irish Independent, Irish Sun, Irish Mirror, Irish Star, the Daily Mail and the Examiner.

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