Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 28 June 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Consolidation in Horticultural Grower Numbers: Discussion

Photo of Paul KehoePaul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The storage of potatoes has been a big issue for me in County Wexford. There is a huge number of large potato growers, as Mr. Ryan will be aware. Their energy costs have gone through the roof. One or two of them could have gone to the wall last year. I cannot blame them for exporting when the market was there. They went to a depleted market financially. They took the risk. They wanted to get rid of them. Where does Mr. Ryan see that going in autumn this year? No one knows how much energy will cost. Does Mr. Ryan believe the same will happen, that people will export potatoes if the market is-----

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