# Poultry Farmers Need Cost Recovery Immediately - Irish Farmers' Association

> The Irish Farmers' Association says poultry growers face a cost-price squeeze, with farm costs for labour, energy and inputs up sharply and feed costs up 36% year on year. It calls for immediate increases in wholesale and retail prices, as egg prices in Ireland fell 8.4% over the past year.

- Date: 2021-12-08 · published 2021-12-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Ireland · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43602-poultry-farmers-need-cost-recovery-immediately-irish-farmers-association
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Higher feed and energy costs are squeezing poultry producers, which could push up chicken and egg prices and feed demand pressure in Ireland and the EU.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- ifa.ie: https://www.ifa.ie/farm-sectors/poultry-farmers-need-cost-recovery-immediately/

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