Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Price is obviously the key factor. I met Mr. Carter at the ploughing a couple of years ago and said if a penny went on the pint and the grain grower got it, it would make a difference. A small margin to the consumer would make a difference down the line. That is something a lot of people do not understand. We see the price of our food and commodities in shops doubling and trebling. Milk or grain producers do not get that, and that is the problem we have, namely that price increases do not go back to the primary producer who takes the risk.