{"id":1310887,"date":"2024-05-22T10:35:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T09:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agriland.ie\/?p=1310887"},"modified":"2024-05-22T10:32:10","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T09:32:10","slug":"any-fall-in-wholesale-diesel-price-should-be-passed-on-okeeffe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightsail.agriland.ie\/farming-news\/any-fall-in-wholesale-diesel-price-should-be-passed-on-okeeffe\/","title":{"rendered":"Any fall in wholesale diesel price should be passed on – O’Keeffe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has called for any fall in wholesale diesel price to be immediately passed onto the end user. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The chair of the association’s Farm Business Committee, Bill O’Keeffe made the comments as first cut silage season kicks off around the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are entering into one of the busiest times of the year in terms of machinery work both for farmers and agri contractors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Given how tight cashflow is on farms at the moment, it\u2019s critical that any reductions in wholesale diesel prices are immediately passed onto the end users,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
O’Keefe noted that the price of a barrel of Brent crude oil has fallen by almost 10% over the past month, while markets are relatively stable currently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFarmers and contractors need all the help they can get at the moment. Given that diesel is such a large part of input costs, any reductions will have a positive impact,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n