Milk cut most in Munster

More than two out of three dairy farmer participants in the voluntary supply management scheme are from Munster.

About 4,300 Irish milk producers applied in the EU-wide €150m EU-wide measure to compensate farmers for reducing their milk output in the final quarter of 2016, compared to the same period in 2015 (at a rate of 14c/kg).

They included 227 from Co Clare, 1,153 from Co Cork, 711 from Co Kerry, 494 from Co Limerick, 329 from Co Tipperary, and 118 from Co Waterford.