Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 5 November 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Unfair Trading Practices: Discussion

Photo of Pat DeeringPat Deering (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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In terms of beef, we export 90% of what we produce. Of that 90%, half goes to the UK, which has an indirect impact on what we are talking about here. The supermarkets with which Ms Tacon is dealing see a lot of our beef products. Somebody along that supply chain is making a lot of money out of the process in comparison with the primary producer.