Competition Authority raid IFA offices over Milk Inquiry

18/09/2013 Website News
Competition Authority raid IFA offices over Milk Inquiry

The Competition Authority visited the IFA HQ as part of an investigation into co-ordinatation of protests which saw farmers removing Northern milk from shelves. 

Following this a protest at Government Buildings  IFA President John Byran said that in 1996 farmers share of the retail price of milk was 42% and this had fallen to 26% by 2009.

The Competition Authoriity is investigating complaints that the IFA was involved in  co-ordinating protests that could breach competition law if it is determined that the action was designed to interfere with supply of milk from the North of Ireland.

 

 

 

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