22% more Dairygold milk by 2016

A 22% milk production increase at Dairygold Co-op by 2016 is indicated by the group’s survey of its milk suppliers.

Initial findings from the survey carried out in January point to the increase of more than one-fifth in the combined years 2014/2015, followed by a projected growth of about 5% in each of the five following years, to 2020, said Dairygold chief executive Jim Woulfe at last week’s ASA/ACA Conference on Economic and Agri-Food Prospects.

“The ending of quotas offers Dairygold its first real opportunity in over 30 years for substantial dairy growth.”