Milk row over 10 cent cut intensifies

The row between Fresh Milk Producers (FMP) and Glanbia over milk prices escalated yesterday.

FMP rejected Glanbia Plc’s response to a letter from chairman Diarmuid Lally which sought clarification on the firm’s intention to cut liquid milk price by 10 cent per gallon.

This followed two recent meetings in Meath and Carlow, attended by over 800 members of FMP. Both meetings overwhelmingly rejected the imposition of a price cut in liquid milk costing the average producer €4,100 per annum.