There has been strong demand for the fresh Irish produce over the Christmas and New Year periods.
The very cold weather and dangerous conditions on roads did not prevent Irish producers maximising on the transport problems that the Polish exporters were experiencing.
Polish mushrooms were no longer flooding the UK market, and Irish growers and marketers were there, to pick up any slack.
The UK experienced some major transport disruption with the unprecedented cold snap, and Irish roads were tricky too.
