Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 28 June 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Consolidation in Horticultural Grower Numbers: Discussion
Paul 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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