Agri Politics
The Spanish government has approved a support package for farmers that includes direct aid to help Spanish farmers buy fertilisers.
TD Danny Healy-Rae welcomed the government’s new measures to combat fuel prices, but said elements of the package are “totally unfair”.
Tillage
IGGG has described the government’s fuel measures as “discouraging” to tillage farmers, and suggested options to help the tillage industry.
Independent Ireland TD Michael Fitzmaurice said government measures aimed at addressing rising fuel costs "fall short" for farmers.
Agri-Business
Tax cuts to agri-diesel announced by the government have been described as “derisory and will have little or no impact at farm level”.
Macra warned government fuel cost supports announced today (Tuesday, March 24) will "fall short" of what is needed in rural Ireland.
Government measures unveiled today (Tuesday, March 24) to address rising fuel costs will not protect food production, according to the ICSA.
Sinn Féin has said Irish farmers have been "let down again" by the government's failure to address rising fuel and fertiliser costs.
A Fine Gael councillor is urging the government to urgently overhaul the VAT policy on Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) biofuel.
Minister Heydon is said to have provided a "detailed analysis" of the impact of the Middle East conflict on costs in the agriculture sector.
The Association of Farm and Forestry Contractors in Ireland has called for urgent action by the government on the rising green diesel prices.
Excise clearances of marked gas oil, known as green diesel, were 1.2% higher in 2025 when compared with the previous year, the CSO said.
The Irish Co-Operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has called for a "comprehensive support package" to reduce higher fuel and energy costs.
The Irish Grain Growers' Group (IGGG) has welcomed the government's commitment to introduce supports on fuel prices.
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín has called for a carbon tax freeze following the recent rise in costs fuel and fertiliser costs.
Sinn Féin TD Martin Kenny has called on the government to "protect the agriculture and food production sector from rising fuel costs”.
An Irish MEP has warned the European Commission that farmers, hauliers and households are facing a "serious costs crisis".
The rising price of fuel for agricultural vehicles is placing a "significant burden" on young farmers, according to Macra.
There have been a number of calls across the board for the government to act as fuel prices increase because of the Middle East conflict.
The ICSA has called on the European Commission to prioritise bioethanol imports over "unnecessary beef imports" from Brazil.
Hauliers are calling for temporary supports from the government as they expect diesel prices to exceed €2/L.
An escalating conflict in the Middle East could lead to rising costs for Irish farmers, a leading professor of economics has warned.
AA Ireland has said that any price increases in fuel for motorists should be based on "verifiable changes".
