North West farmers seek clarity on retail prices

There are calls for North West farmers to be given transparency on prices from the retail sector.As it stands, there are concerns over what may be considered an imbalance in the food supply chain and unfair trading practices.North West MEP Ciaran Mullooly highlighted the lack of retail stores publishing where they bought cattle from, and how much was paid for it, which they are obliged to do by law.Independent Ireland MEP Mullooly says the threats issued to farmers in the past over beef blockades, should also be given to anyone not complying with the transparency legislation: