Further reduction in milk quota leeway in January

A FURTHER 1.5m gallons was wiped off the national quota leeway for milk producers in January.

After adjustment for butterfat, the country was 3.5m gallons under quota at the end of January, compared to 5m gallons under at the end of December.

A number of milk processors have alerted their suppliers to closely monitor their individual quota situations over the remainder of the quota year, which ends on March 31.