Dairy farmers face fines as quota era nears end
With the EU’s milk quota restrictions due to end on March 31, Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney has said Ireland will still end the milk quota year significantly over quota, despite the February over-quota figure coming down from 5.47% to the end of January, and from 7.15% last October.
“This downward trend is welcome as we enter the final days of the milk quota regime. However, the reality is that we are facing into a significant superlevy,” said Mr Coveney.
