February 24, 2021 1:10 pm
The Irish drinks industry has been called on by the Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG) to show more flexibility and financial support to its farmer suppliers.
In a statement this week, the tillage farmer association highlighted that the drinks industry wants to see an increase in the tillage area in Ireland – “and more specifically more spring barley grown due to the rise in demand for distilling grade malted barley”.
While welcoming this statement, the IGGG stressed that the industry “must step up to the plate more itself to help make this happen”.
We recognise the dip in sales due to Covid-19 in the early part of 2020 – but have also noted the sharp recovery in the second part of the year.