Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 17 October 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Future of the Tillage Sector in Ireland: Discussion

4:00 pm

Mr. Peter Nallen:

Again, to be clear, in the grower contracts that we put out, which we are very pleased the growers currently accept, they have a free choice about whether they are signed every year. The decision to grow or not to grow malting barley for Minch Malt in Ireland is really down to the individual grower. I am sure many of them are very astute and clever business people. We have many very professional people as part of our grower base. Clearly, for them it seems to make sense. I am sure there are exceptions to every rule. Ultimately, the decision rests with each individual grower. I cannot speak about when growers sit down to do a business plan for their farms. I am sure that they are free to evaluate all the business opportunities or potential their farms can allow them.

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