Food production and sales are very important parts of the Irish Economy. That’s why packaging and what your product looks like on the shelf and the material that you wrap your goods in, also matter. Import prices are up 20% for packaging and that's feeding soaring inflation. To discuss further Joe spoke to Lorcan Bannon - Associate Director for Food and Agribusiness at IFAC .

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