Donegal profit hit by potato difficulty

A difficult potato season has severely impacted on Donegal Creameries’ half-year results.

The company recorded a profit after tax of €246,000, down from a profit of €1.1m in the same period last year.

The company is no longer focused on the dairy market following the sale of its liquid milk and retail agri-stores business. Its main area of business is seed potato produce and its developing speciality, value-added dairy business.