The possibility of an insurance scheme for tillage farmers’ crops must be considered, partially funded by the CAP budget, the Irish Grain Growers (IGG) group has said.

It told the Irish Farmers Journal that high risks and poor returns have come into focus for tillage farmers recently with greater financial security required in the sector.

IGG also warned of growing frustration among farmers as a result of broken weather and a poor harvest, and suggested the best interest of the industry would be to financially reward growers this harvest. According to IGG, Irish tillage farmers must no longer accept from buyers that they must compete with world market prices. “Tell the buyers that the grain we produce is lower in GHG emissions and more ecologically-friendly than imported GM maize,” it said.

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