Irish milk prices surge to top level

IRISH milk prices have gone from last in the EU last year to the top flight, in a monthly comparison compiled by the Dutch Dairy Board.

Their rankings of May milk prices paid by 17 major processors showed Glanbia paying the fourth best price and Kerry paying the sixth best price.

The two Irish processors were ranked last and second last for milk price in the Dutch Dairy Board’s annual report for 2009, which includes all supplementary annual payments (although Kerry and Glanbia PLC dividends were not included, because they are unrelated to milk volume).