Agri-Business
The new Office for Fairness and Transparency in the Agri-Food Supply Chain must have the power to ban below-cost selling, farm orgs urged.
Several farm organisations will appear before the Committee on Agriculture today to discuss the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022.
The proposed new 'food ombudsman' office may require a levy to fund its activities, as well as a fee for complaints.
A fair wholesale price for private-label milk is needed as high input costs could threaten shop supply, according to the IFA.
Minister McConalogue welcomed Cabinet approval to establish a new statutory authority to enhance transparency in the food supply chain.
