Farmers are holding a protest at a Marks and Spencer's store in Dublin, against the below-cost selling of vegetables.
The Irish Farmers Association is staging the demonstration at the supermarkets Liffey Valley store.
They say the low cost of vegetables is 'unethical' and makes it harder for a sector that is already struggling.
If @mandsireland place no value on fresh produce, farmers might as well give it away themselves pic.twitter.com/zYbBy1YN1w
— Irish Farmers' Assoc (@IFAmedia) December 14, 2018
IFA President Joe Healy says "It’s been a very tough year on producers, with significant extra costs because of the late Spring and the drought conditions during the summer."
"Reducing the shelf price of some vegetables and potatoes to as low as 20c/kg sends a very misleading message to consumers regarding the costs, risks and skills associated with this sector."
Vegetable producers from around the country outside @mandsireland in Liffey Valley now... pic.twitter.com/aZfDApDOLY
— Irish Farmers' Assoc (@IFAmedia) December 14, 2018
