‘Dark horse’ competitors may come from home rather than abroad in an open market

Eamonn Pitts looks at what the International Farm Comparison Network’s report means for dairy farmers
‘Dark horse’ competitors may come from home rather than abroad in an open market
Thu, 31 Jan, 2013 - 00:00
Eamonn Pitts

EUROPEAN competition for Irish dairy farmers as they seek to expand after 2015, could come from unlikely sources.

Some dark horses emerged from the International Farm Comparison Network’s recently published report on dairy farming around the world in 2011.

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