Arkady predicts agri-food trading surge after milk quota regime ends

GLOBAL animal feedstuff trader Arkady Feed Ltd is predicting a surge in Irish agri-food trading after the end of the EU’s restrictive milk quota regime in 2015.

Ireland-based Arkady director Gary McGuigan said the fact that Ireland already exports 80% of its agri-food output shows that the sector has a proven track record. This bodes well for the sector’s ability to deliver on its Food Harvest 2020 goals.

Mr McGuigan said: “Ireland is being held back by the milk quota system, which is a bit of joke, given that the full quota hasn’t even been used up in the rest of the EU. Ireland is a natural grassland-based milk producer and it is ideally placed to capitalise on the post-quota opportunities.”