Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 11 October 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Challenges Facing the Fruit and Vegetable Industry: Discussion

Mr. Lorcan Bourke:

They harvest it significantly as well. The grading is the issue. There are standards required for grading. Even in the past week or so, I was looking at carrots and parsnips being graded. There are definite grades for the catering trade and for what is acceptable at the supermarkets, and guidance for what does not make the grade. Some people call those the wonky vegetables, the stuff that is off-grade.