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THE DEMAND by multiple retailers for 40 per cent price cuts from organic growers could put many of them out of business, according to the Irish Organic Farmers and Growers Association.

“If this is enforced by the market power of the multiples, many small organic suppliers will get into financial difficulty,” said the association, which represents about 1,000 farmers.