Superlevy fine of up to 33.9c per litre for high fat milk

Farmers who decide to exceed their milk quotas have been warned that they could pay a superlevy fine of up to 33.9c per litre for the high butter fat milk produced by spring calving herds in late season.

The standard superlevy fine is 28.7c, but a farmer achieving a butterfat of 5.2% would incur a fine of 32.8c per litre, says AIB agri-advisor Patrick O’Meara.

He has encouraged over-quota farmers to calculate their potential exposure and consider the financial impact of a fine on farm cash flow.