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Potato and vegetable growers held a protest outside Marks and Spencer in Liffey Valley, Dublin, on Friday over the below-cost selling of Irish produce.
Speaking to the Irish Farmers Journal, IFA potato chair Thomas McKeown said that Marks & Spencer was selling 2kg of potatoes at 39c.
Farmers are protesting outside M&S in Liffey Valley today over below cost selling of vegetables and potatoes @IFAmedia pic.twitter.com/Y1FScjAZMq
— Amy Forde (@amyforde6) December 14, 2018
"This works out at €180/t. The costs we've had all year between the drought, the wet spring at the start and yields - yields are way back.
More farmers have arrived now, along with a small Garda presence. @IFAmedia pic.twitter.com/M37TEkNgMt
— Amy Forde (@amyforde6) December 14, 2018
"In fairness, supermarkets during the year helped during the drought, but this has started up now pre-Christmas.
"There's absolutely no need for it. Veering away from potatoes, there's Brussels sprouts in there [M&S] - €3.00 for Spanish sprouts and 39c for Irish ones - that's wrong."
For more on the protest, pick up next week's Irish Farmers Journal.
Farmers march outside of @marksandspencer in Liffey Valley, Dublin, over the below cost selling of potatoes, carrots, parsnips, Brussels sprouts and more in the store ahead of #Christmas @IFAmedia @farmersjournal pic.twitter.com/VA5tsGaBtE
— Amy Forde (@amyforde6) December 14, 2018
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