Vegetable growing in Ireland on brink of collapse according to south Kilkenny farmer

A south Kilkenny farmer says commercial vegetable growing in Ireland is on the brink of collapse.

John Crowley’s comments come in the wake of revelations earlier this week regarding the fate facing one county Kilkenny business. (See here and here).

Rising costs and low prices paid by supermarkets are among the factors making it difficult for growers to remain profitable as Mr Crowley outlined from his Mooncoin base to our Brian Redmond on The KCLR Daily;