Call for payout to support milk price

THE Irish Dairy Board (IDB) has been urged to consider making a once-off payout to dairy farmers to support milk price.

ICMSA president Jackie Cahill said he had written to IDB chairman Michael Cronin suggesting that the board actively consider the matter. An €18 million fund could boost milk price by the equivalent of 3 cent per gallon.

Mr Cahill said he is aware that this will require a rearrangement of funding by the IDB, but is confident that this can be done without in any way weakening its capacity.