All Posts Tagged With: "wet harvest"

This year's harvest is rapidly turning into a nightmare for growers. Disastrous prices and terrible weather would be bad enough, but reports that some of the main players in the trade will only take grain from their own customers have made matters a hell of a lot worse. There are probably enough independent merchants to [...]

Following discussions with IFA, Greencore has reversed its decision to close three branches and one intake depot for the 2009 harvest. The company has also agreed to cater for any surplus malting barley supplied by growers. The protest by grain growers at the Greencore Malt plant in Athy, Co Kildare ended last night (Wed). IFA [...]