Shoppers can expect to see less Irish grown vegetables in supermarkets, as many farmers reduce supplies to help deal with rising energy costs.
The Irish Farmers Association says many fruit and vegetable growers have had to cut back on the temperatures of their greenhouses as they grapple with a five-fold rise in energy bills.
The horticulture committee of the IFA's Matt Foley told Newstalk that exports cannot satisfy demand since foreign growers share the same worries about gas prices:
Imports present the same issue. Many of the fruits and vegetables we eat during the winter months in Northern Europe come from Almeria in Spain, and both the cost of transportation and the inputs required for cultivation have gone up.
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