Farmers protest at Dunnes Briarhill in vegetable price war
Galway Bay fm newsroom - A group of up to 15 farmers gathered in Dunnes Stores in Briarhill today as part of a national campaign against supermarket price wars on vegetable produce.
The farmers filled their trollies with carrots, parsnips and brussel sprouts, with many priced at just 6 cent a bag.
All the vegetables are to be donated to Saint Vincent De Paul.
The rally is part of a nationwide campaign against the knock-down prices offered on vegetables at superstores such as Dunnes, Lidl and Aldi.
Pat Murphy of the Irish Farmers Association told our reporter Antoinette Giblin that the government needs a code of practice for the retail industry to ensure fairer pricing.