'Supplies on all supermarkets shelves in Cavan town are very low'

The IFA is protesting outside a number of locations today, in a call for price increases.

Already the southbound bore of the Dublin port tunnel has been closed.

Well-established pig farmers have already left the sector as a result of the soaring price of feed and fuel costs.

Meanwhile, NATO is set to approve major increases in its forces in eastern Europe.

The Agriculture Minister was called on to speak to the retailers and get commitments to end the practice of below-cost selling of produce.

The protest will begin at 1 o'clock.