Processing capacity key to milk growth
With the processing capacity needed to handle peak supply being only 65% utilised across the year, Ireland’s seasonal milk supply pattern is one of many areas to be addressed in the plan to process up to 2.5 billion litres extra per year by 2020, said Mr Buckley – but all avenues open to processors would have to be maximised before any extra spending on plant and equipment.
He said 50% expansion would leave the industry depending about 93% on exports.
