Rural Life
Deputy Louise O'Reilly has asked that Minister Simon Coveney put pressure on the retail forum and supermarkets regarding 'profiteering'.
Agri-Business
Macra has written to the government calling for farmer input to be included in future meetings of the Retail Forum.
Retailers said consumers will benefit from grocery price cuts, but only where inputs cost reductions filter through to products.
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has warned against placing food price controls on groceries, the Taoiseach said.
The government is calling on retailers to protect the prices paid to farmers while reducing costs for consumers in supermarkets.
Agri Politics
An independent TD has claimed that spiralling inflation in food prices along with contraction of product sizes could lead to profiteering.
