Final super levy bill of €16.5m to exceed original estimate by 50%

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine now expects the final super levy bill to exceed €16.5m — around 50% higher than its May estimate.

While the EU fine was previously expected to amount to around €11m, the Department has now received its completed annual returns from Irish co-ops.

The overall level of milk deliveries for milk quota year 2011/2012 has been calculated at 1.05% above quota, having taken into account the adjustment for butterfat content and for the leap year.