Soaring levels of milk production push Ireland towards EU super levy

SOARING levels of milk production seem to be pushing Ireland almost inevitably towards being hit with EU super levy fines, according to most dairy industry experts.

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Brendan Smith yesterday cautioned milk producers about the “very real possibility of a milk super levy being incurred at the end of the 2010/2011 milk quota year in March”.

This follows similar recent warnings from Teagasc expert Laurence Shalloo, Glanbia chief executive John Moloney and AIB head of agri strategy Michael Dowling.