12-14c per litre incentive to reduce milk

Each litre of reduced milk production from October to December, in 2016 compared to 2015, will qualify for a 12-14c payment, in this week’s EU plan to reduce milk deliveries.

“The scheme will run on a first come, first served basis,” said Mairead McGuinness, Vice President of the European Parliament, where Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan outlined details of the €500m Solidarity Package on Tuesday.

The package has come with a warning from the European Commission that this is the final package of measures to tackle the deepening dairy crisis, said Ms McGuinness.