Coveney will fight milk-quota backtracking
“Some safety-net proposals will be made, and I need to ensure that those safety nets do not prevent us from achieving the growth we want to deliver,” said the minister, referring to the Sept 24 conference on the future of the EU milk package after 2015. The conference is organised by the European Commission.
“Ireland has spent an absolute fortune in time and money preparing for the move away from a quota system. The growth potential under the Food Harvest 2020 targets is a 50% increase in the volume of milk produced over five years. Co-ops, companies, and farmers are spending significant money to facilitate that growth. We need to ensure it happens, and we will fight hard for it in the autumn.” said the minister.
