Coveney wants EU to offer more

The European Commission has been urged by Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney to take further action on dairy market support measures. 

He said he had asked Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan to give serious consideration to an intervention price increase.

“There can be no doubt that softening of global dairy markets has had an impact on dairy farmers in Ireland and throughout the EU and the possibilities remain for this to continue,” said Mr Coveney.