Glanbia suppliers want cut reversed

GLANBIA milk suppliers want the company to pay the top milk price in the country and reverse a 1.5c a litre price cut.

Close to 700 farmers attended a meeting organised by IFA in Kilkenny, at which Glanbia chairman Liam Herlihy and six board members were in attendance, and the Glanbia chairman gave a commitment to “bridge the gap” in prices between Glanbia and the better payers, according to an IFA statement.

IFA president Padraig Walshe asked suppliers to give the Glanbia board two weeks to come up with a solution to both issues — and the meeting reluctantly agreed.