Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 1 October 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food

Challenges Facing the Tillage Industry: Discussion

2:00 am

Mr. Kieran McEvoy:

It is because of the lack of profitability and because of other sectors moving onward. It is as simple as that. We are dealing with 1980s prices for the commodity and 2025 production costs, and we are competing against grain coming in from poorer countries.