Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 28 June 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Consolidation in Horticultural Grower Numbers: Discussion

Mr. Niall McCormack:

Unfortunately the strawberry sector was left out last time. We do not use heat but absolutely every cost we looked at had gone up. It was all related to energy costs. We use cardboard for outers, plastic for packaging, plastic for tunnels, fertiliser and so on. It was unfair that strawberry growers were left out last time. I hope that can be changed this time.