Co-ops urged to follow dairy commodity market trend

Dairy farmers are urging Ireland’s leading milk processors to raise their September milk price to reflect EU global commodity trends.

IFA dairy chairman Sean O’Leary is calling for an extra 2c per litre from co-ops.

Citing the latest global milk market indices, falling milk production, and rising cow culling, he is urging co-op board members attending meetings this week to pass back the rapidly improving dairy market returns.