Group urges bonus for dairy farmers due to price lags
He said analysis of milk prices and patterns throughout the year show that a lag was allowed develop in terms of price to farmers from spring on. He says this lag still exists, and can only be resolved by an end-of-year bonus to be paid by all co-ops and processors.
“The half-yearly returns of our two plc-linked processors provide clear and direct evidence of the improved profit levels being enjoyed by Irish milk processors in 2013,” he said.
