It appears that Government has accepted the position of poultry producers to not enter into a new social compact, says president of the Barbados Egg and Poultry Producers’ Association (BEPPA) Stephen Layne.Following an internal meeting on Thursday, Layne said that he informed the farmers that as was promised last month, the Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS) had held firm against signing onto a new price agreement and did not falter at the negotiating table.“Based on the meeting yesterday (Wednesday) the government seems to be backing away,” he said.Government continues to meet with various arms of the Social Partnership to discuss the new national price agreement.Layne said Thursday’s meeting was convened to talk about what happened on Wednesday afternoon at Ilaro Court when government officials met with the BAS about the new compact.
