IFA talks to put heat on dairy co-ops

Dairy co-ops will come under pressure to increase their August milk price after a series of IFA meetings starting today in the Newpark Hotel, Kilkenny.

IFA president Joe Healy urged that co-ops must follow the lead of Lakeland and Glanbia, whose August milk prices are up 1c/l and 2c/l.

He said co-ops such as Kerry, who did not increase their July milk price, and co-ops at the low end of the Milk League, would have to give more than a 1c/l increase.